Riseley water level

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

River gauge, River Kym, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (31 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Kym at Riseley is at 0.27 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 0.70 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.19 m and 0.38 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: 0.12 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.19 m – 0.38 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.23 m – 0.37 m
Highest on record: 2.18 mMarch 9, 2016
Lowest on record: 0.59 mDecember 6, 2011
Lowest on record: 0.31 m below the lowest level on record

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.

About the River Kym

The River Kym is a river in Cambridgeshire, England. It flows through the village of Tilbrook, to Kimbolton, and joins the Great Ouse at St Neots. It is known as the River Til in its upper reaches, tributaries include the Pertenhall Brook.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 8° 2.7 mm, 79% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 9.6 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.2 mm, 63% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 3.8 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.3 mm, 64% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 27 mm, 65% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Kym

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CovingtonRiver gauge, River Kym	0.11 m	Normal	±0	7.7 km
Hail WestonRiver gauge, River Kym	0.02 m	Low	±0	12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
SharnbrookRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.1 km
BromhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	29.00 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Castle MillRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.13 m	Very low	−0.01 m	13 km
BedfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.29 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
TurveyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.29 m	Normal	+0.03 m	14 km
CardingtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	1.25 m	Low	+0.01 m	14 km
Eaton SoconRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.04 m	Normal	±0	14 km
St NeotsRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.89 m	Normal	+0.04 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Kym at Riseley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 0.70 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Riseley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Riseley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Riseley 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 Riseley?

The highest level on record is 2.18 m on March 9, 2016. The lowest is 0.59 m on December 6, 2011.

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:E24829 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.24915, -0.48535 (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	0.27 m	2026-10-18 14:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Riseley (ea:E24829). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/bedfordshire/riseley

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