Burgh Castle water level

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

Tidal gauge, River Yare, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Surface elevation

0.17m Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:15 BST (28 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Burgh Castle: the gauge reads 0.17 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.42 m to 1.60 m.

It is still going down, by 0.26 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.01 m – 1.37 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.42 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.01 m – 1.37 m
Highest on record: 2.36 mDecember 6, 2013
Lowest on record: −0.56 mJanuary 30, 2009

About the River Yare

The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 8° 3.1 mm, 94% Wind 28 km/h

18 Sun 14° 9° 5.7 mm, 100% Wind 31 km/h

19 Mon 15° 11° 7.2 mm, 89% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 14° 11° – Wind 28 km/h

21 Wed 13° 11° 11 mm, 39% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 0.1 mm, 30% Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 4.6 mm, 69% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Yare

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ReedhamRiver gauge, River Yare	0.90 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.8 km
CantleyTidal gauge, River Yare	0.34 m	Normal	+0.03 m	9.1 km
Rockland St MaryTidal gauge, River Yare	0.69 m	Normal	−0.03 m	14 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare	0.54 m	Normal	+0.06 m	15 km
ColneyRiver gauge, River Yare	0.14 m	Low	+0.01 m	29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HaddiscoeTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.29 m	Normal	−0.06 m	5.6 km
Three Mile HouseRiver gauge, River Bure	0.21 m	Normal	−0.21 m	6.3 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure	0.46 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.7 km
Burgh St PeterTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.44 m	Normal	+0.07 m	11 km
Oulton BroadRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.38 m	Normal	+0.11 m	12 km
Beccles QuayTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.41 m	Normal	+0.07 m	14 km
ReppsTidal gauge, River Thurne	0.62 m	Normal	−0.05 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Yare at Burgh Castle?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.42 m to 1.60 m for this gauge.

Is Burgh Castle really 0.17 m deep?

No. 0.17 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 Burgh Castle today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:15 BST, the surface elevation was 0.17 m. Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Burgh Castle rising or falling?

Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.74 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Burgh Castle normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Burgh Castle?

The highest level on record is 2.36 m on December 6, 2013. The lowest is −0.56 m on January 30, 2009.

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:E24812 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.57819, 1.65024 (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	0.17 m	2026-10-17 20:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Burgh Castle (ea:E24812). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/burgh-castle

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