Islip Sluice water level

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

River gauge, River Nene, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.61m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST (6 hours ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Islip Sluice, where the gauge shows 0.61 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.59 m to 0.90 m.

It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.61 m – 0.68 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: 0.59 m – 0.90 m
Highest on record: 1.97 mApril 11, 1998
Lowest on record: 0.01 mSeptember 17, 2022

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Nene

The River Nene flows through the counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire in eastern England, into The Wash in the North Sea. It flows largely northeast from its sources in Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire to its mouth at Lutton Marsh. The Nene and its tributaries drain an area of about 2,270 square kilometres (880 sq mi), with a population of 750,000.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 3.0 mm, 56% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 5.6 mm, 100% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 8.1 mm, 64% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 2.4 mm, 49% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.6 mm, 36% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 23 mm, 69% Wind 31 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Nene

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LilfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.38 m	Normal	±0	5.8 km
WansfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.26 m	Normal	+0.01 m	22 km
CogenhoeRiver gauge, River Nene	0.41 m	Normal	+0.01 m	24 km
Orton SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene	1.14 m	Normal	+0.01 m	25 km
BrixworthRiver gauge, River Nene	0.04 m	Low	±0	27 km
Nene ValleyRiver gauge, River Nene	0.27 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Bedford Road SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene	1.00 m	Normal	±0	29 km
Geldharts MillRiver gauge, River Nene	0.15 m	Normal	±0	30 km
St Andrews BypassRiver gauge, River Nene	−0.12 m	Very low	+0.01 m	30 km
St Andrews MillRiver gauge, River Nene	0.11 m	Normal	±0	30 km
South BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene	1.14 m	Normal	±0	31 km
Duston MillRiver gauge, River Nene	0.46 m	Low	−0.02 m	33 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Old Mill Bridge, LowickRiver gauge, Harpers Brook	0.12 m	Normal	±0	1.1 km
BrigstockRiver gauge, Harpers Brook	0.01 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	7.8 km
CovingtonRiver gauge, River Kym	0.12 m	Normal	±0	12 km
HarrowdenRiver gauge, River Ise	0.15 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Slade BrookRiver gauge, River Ise	0.12 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Weldon Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.08 m	Normal	+0.03 m	12 km
HamertonRiver gauge, Alconbury Brook	1.02 m	Normal	±0	13 km
Barford BridgeRiver gauge, River Ise	0.01 m	Low	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Nene at Islip Sluice?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.59 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Islip Sluice today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Islip Sluice rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Islip 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 Islip Sluice?

The highest level on record is 1.97 m on April 11, 1998. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 17, 2022.

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:E2061 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.40184, -0.54480 (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
Surface elevation	–	–	–
Water level	0.61 m	2026-10-18 18:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Islip Sluice (ea:E2061). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/islip-sluice

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