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Rockland St Mary water level

Tidal gauge, River Yare, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.25m Down 0.29 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.38 m Lowest on record -0.65 m

History

-0.00.51.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Rockland St Mary reads 0.25 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 1.10 m.

The level is falling, down 0.29 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.06 m and 0.89 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range
0.00 m – 1.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.06 m – 0.89 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.26 m – 0.63 m
Highest on record
1.38 mNovember 9, 2001
Lowest on record
−0.65 mDecember 30, 1998

About the River Yare

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 10° 5.8 mm, 100% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 3.8 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 4.8 mm, 63% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 2.3 mm, 55% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 12 mm, 80% Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 11° 7° 1.9 mm, 57% Wind 35 km/h
25 Sun 16° 10° 1.7 mm, 58% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the River Yare

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare 0.51 m Normal +0.06 m 2.4 km
CantleyTidal gauge, River Yare 0.29 m Normal +0.04 m 5.6 km
ReedhamRiver gauge, River Yare 0.89 m Normal +0.08 m 9.6 km
Burgh CastleTidal gauge, River Yare 0.20 m Low +0.11 m 14 km
ColneyRiver gauge, River Yare 0.15 m Low +0.01 m 15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ranworth BroadTidal gauge, River Bure 0.36 m Normal −0.07 m 10 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure 0.35 m Normal −0.06 m 11 km
ShoteshamRiver gauge, River Tas 0.19 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
Hoveton BroadTidal gauge, River Bure 0.40 m Normal −0.06 m 12 km
HaddiscoeTidal gauge, River Waveney 0.31 m Normal +0.11 m 14 km
SpixworthRiver gauge, Spixworth Beck 0.10 m Normal +0.01 m 15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Yare at Rockland St Mary?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 1.10 m for this gauge.

Is Rockland St Mary really 0.25 m deep?

No. 0.25 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 Rockland St Mary today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST, the surface elevation was 0.25 m. Down 0.29 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rockland St Mary rising or falling?

Down 0.29 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.22 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rockland St Mary 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 Rockland St Mary?

The highest level on record is 1.38 m on November 9, 2001. The lowest is −0.65 m on December 30, 1998.

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:E21238 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.59038, 1.43689 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 0.25 m 2026-10-19 17:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rockland St Mary (ea:E21238). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/rockland-st-mary

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