Hickling Broad water level

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

Tidal gauge, River Thurne, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.50m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST (44 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hickling Broad, where the gauge shows 0.50 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 0.77 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.00 m – 0.61 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.00 m – 0.77 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.00 m – 0.61 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.41 m – 0.58 m
Highest on record: 0.90 mJanuary 6, 2003
Lowest on record: 0.10 mApril 21, 2009

About the River Thurne

The River Thurne is a river in Norfolk, England in The Broads. Just 7 miles (11 km) long, it rises 2 miles (3.2 km) from the coast near Martham Broad and is navigable from West Somerton. It flows southwest and is linked by Candle Dyke and Heigham Sound to both Horsey Mere and Hickling Broad. It continues southwest and flows through Potter Heigham and enters the River Bure just south of Thurne dyke, near St Benet's Abbey.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 11° 1.6 mm, 98% Wind 29 km/h

19 Mon 15° 11° 7.3 mm, 100% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 14° 12° 1.0 mm, 53% Wind 29 km/h

21 Wed 13° 10° 6.5 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° 0.6 mm, 48% Wind 26 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 26 mm, 58% Wind 45 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° 1.2 mm, 49% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Thurne

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ReppsTidal gauge, River Thurne	0.62 m	Normal	−0.05 m	4.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Barton BroadTidal gauge, River Ant	0.48 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.2 km
Wayford BridgeTidal gauge, River Ant	0.52 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.7 km
Ranworth BroadTidal gauge, River Bure	0.44 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.3 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure	0.43 m	Normal	−0.04 m	11 km
Hoveton BroadTidal gauge, River Bure	0.49 m	Normal	−0.04 m	11 km
Three Mile HouseRiver gauge, River Bure	0.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	16 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare	0.56 m	Normal	−0.02 m	17 km
SpixworthRiver gauge, Spixworth Beck	0.09 m	Low	±0	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Thurne at Hickling Broad?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 0.77 m for this gauge.

Is Hickling Broad really 0.50 m deep?

No. 0.50 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 Hickling Broad today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST, the surface elevation was 0.50 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hickling Broad rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hickling Broad 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 Hickling Broad?

The highest level on record is 0.90 m on January 6, 2003. The lowest is 0.10 m on April 21, 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:E21150 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.74592, 1.57023 (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	0.50 m	2026-10-18 19:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hickling Broad (ea:E21150). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/hickling-broad

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