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Burgh St Peter water level

Tidal gauge, River Waveney, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.35m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.63 m Lowest on record -0.55 m

History

-0.00.51.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Burgh St Peter reads 0.35 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from −0.35 m to 1.33 m.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.11 m and 1.08 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range
−0.35 m – 1.33 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.11 m – 1.08 m
Highest on record
1.63 mJanuary 30, 2022
Lowest on record
−0.55 mMarch 2, 1994

About the River Waveney

River Waveney

The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, Wahenhe, from *wagen + ea, meaning the river by a quagmire.

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: 1.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 8° 4.4 mm, 94% Wind 24 km/h
18 Sun 14° 10° 8.7 mm, 100% Wind 29 km/h
19 Mon 14° 11° 8.8 mm, 89% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° – Wind 24 km/h
21 Wed 12° 11° 11 mm, 39% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 0.4 mm, 30% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 6.0 mm, 69% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:22 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Waveney

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Oulton BroadRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.25 m Normal −0.04 m 2.8 km
HaddiscoeTidal gauge, River Waveney 0.38 m Normal −0.13 m 6.3 km
Beccles QuayTidal gauge, River Waveney 0.29 m Normal +0.02 m 7.5 km
NeedhamRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.21 m Low ±0 29 km
BillingfordRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.11 m Very low −0.01 m 36 km
DissRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.26 m Normal +0.01 m 41 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Burgh CastleTidal gauge, River Yare 0.44 m Normal −0.17 m 11 km
ReedhamRiver gauge, River Yare 0.90 m Normal −0.09 m 11 km
CantleyTidal gauge, River Yare 0.30 m Normal −0.10 m 15 km
Three Mile HouseRiver gauge, River Bure 0.41 m Normal −0.18 m 16 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure 0.47 m Normal −0.07 m 20 km
Rockland St MaryTidal gauge, River Yare 0.69 m Normal −0.03 m 20 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare 0.45 m Normal −0.01 m 22 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Waveney at Burgh St Peter?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of −0.35 m to 1.33 m for this gauge.

Is Burgh St Peter really 0.35 m deep?

No. 0.35 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 St Peter today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the surface elevation was 0.35 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Burgh St Peter rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.37 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Burgh St Peter 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 Burgh St Peter?

The highest level on record is 1.63 m on January 30, 2022. The lowest is −0.55 m on March 2, 1994.

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:E23052 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.48199, 1.67054 (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 0.35 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Burgh St Peter (ea:E23052). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/burgh-st-peter

How we check values

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