Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits water level

Name: Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

32.72m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST (30 min ago)

History

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Surface elevation

What this means

The latest river level reported for Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits is 32.72 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 32.66 m and 32.97 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.05 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: 32.66 m – 32.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 32.66 m – 32.93 m

On the river at Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits

There is no published typical range for this gauge yet, so anglers and canoeists are best guided by the trend.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.9 mm, 39% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 7.7 mm, 100% Wind 27 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 11 mm, 76% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 11 mm, 68% Wind 28 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.2 mm, 44% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 14° 6° 27 mm, 69% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 2.0 mm, 40% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min Waxing gibbous 71%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Horncastle Victoria MillRiver gauge, River Bain	0.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.3 km
Horncastle Banks RoadRiver gauge, River Waring	0.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	2.7 km
GoulcebyRiver gauge, River Bain	0.03 m	Normal	±0	7.5 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain	0.06 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.5 km
Kirkstead BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.81 m	Normal	+0.03 m	12 km
Stainfield BeckRiver gauge	0.07 m	Low	±0	12 km
RevesbyRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain	0.58 m	Normal	±0	13 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham	0.92 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km

Questions and answers

Is Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits really 32.72 m deep?

No. 32.72 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST, the surface elevation was 32.72 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E4982
Coordinates: 53.22958, -0.12926 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	32.72 m	2026-10-20 19:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Shearmans Wath Bridge GS West Ashby Wits (ea:E4982). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/shearmans-wath-bridge-gs-west-ashby-wits

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer