Toynton Fenside water level

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

River gauge, East Fen Catchwater, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.44m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST (28 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The East Fen Catchwater at Toynton Fenside is at 0.44 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 2.07 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.48 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: 0.13 m – 2.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.34 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.34 m – 0.45 m
Highest on record: 2.43 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mOctober 3, 2003

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 9° 0.4 mm, 52% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 15° 11° 11 mm, 100% Wind 25 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.5 mm, 70% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 8.0 mm, 69% Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.8 mm, 39% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 15° 8° 26 mm, 71% Wind 42 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 1.4 mm, 39% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 05:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PartneyRiver gauge, River Lymn	0.05 m	Normal	−0.02 m	4.8 km
Hagnaby BeckRiver gauge	0.03 m	Low	−0.04 m	6.4 km
RevesbyRiver gauge, West Fen Catchwater Drain	0.58 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.5 km
WainfleetRiver gauge, River Steeping	0.79 m	Normal	+0.05 m	11 km
SibseyRiver gauge, Maud Foster/Stonebridge Drain	0.21 m	Low	±0	13 km
Horncastle Banks RoadRiver gauge, River Waring	0.02 m	Low	−0.02 m	15 km
Kirkby On BainRiver gauge, River Bain	0.07 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Horncastle Victoria MillRiver gauge, River Bain	0.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the East Fen Catchwater at Toynton Fenside?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.13 m to 2.07 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 0.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Toynton Fenside today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST, the water level was 0.44 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Toynton Fenside rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Toynton Fenside 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 Toynton Fenside?

The highest level on record is 2.43 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 3, 2003.

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:E5320 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.14448, 0.08694 (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	0.44 m	2026-10-20 10:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Toynton Fenside (ea:E5320). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/toynton-fenside

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