Surfleet Sluice water level

Name: Surfleet Sluice water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Glen, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.85m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST (32 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Surfleet Sluice reads 0.85 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 0.90 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.80 m and 0.87 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.15 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.80 m – 0.87 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.81 m – 0.85 m
Highest on record: 1.77 mDecember 13, 2019
Lowest on record: 0.15 mMarch 10, 1993

On the river at Surfleet Sluice

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Glen

The River Glen is a seven mile long tributary of the River Till flowing through northern Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. The College Burn and Bowmont Water, both flowing out of the Cheviot Hills, meet near Kirknewton to form the River Glen. The Glen flows past the small settlements of Yeavering, Lanton, Coupland, Akeld, and Ewart, and through the valley of Glendale, before joining the Till.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.9 mm, 91% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 8.9 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 13 mm, 72% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 10 mm, 55% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° 0.8 mm, 46% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 14° 7° 26 mm, 73% Wind 41 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 1.6 mm, 41% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Glen

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Kates BridgeRiver gauge, River Glen	0.04 m	Low	+0.01 m	23 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fosdyke BridgeTidal gauge	1.68 m	Normal	+0.67 m	4.8 km
Dowsby FenRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain	0.86 m	Normal	+0.09 m	12 km
Donington BridgeRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain	0.75 m	Normal	+0.03 m	12 km
Pointon LodeRiver gauge	−0.14 m	Very low	±0	16 km
SwatonRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain	0.21 m	Normal	+0.04 m	17 km
Billingborough OusemereRiver gauge, South Forty Foot Drain	0.05 m	Low	+0.01 m	17 km
Langrick BridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	1.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	18 km
CowbridgeRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain	0.30 m	Low	+0.01 m	19 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Glen at Surfleet Sluice?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 0.90 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.85 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Surfleet Sluice today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST, the water level was 0.85 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Surfleet Sluice rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Surfleet Sluice normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Surfleet Sluice?

The highest level on record is 1.77 m on December 13, 2019. The lowest is 0.15 m on March 10, 1993.

How often is this data updated?

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

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E2043 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.84599, -0.10085 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
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
Water level	0.85 m	2026-10-19 01:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Surfleet Sluice (ea:E2043). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/surfleet-sluice

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