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Knettishall water level

River gauge, River Little Ouse, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.04m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.29 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Little Ouse at Knettishall is running far below normal at 0.04 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.06 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.03 m (August 29, 1990).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.04 m and 0.08 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.08 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 0.30 m
Same day last year
0.06 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.67 m
Highest on record
1.29 mJanuary 25, 2021
Lowest on record
0.03 mAugust 29, 1990

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Little Ouse

River Little Ouse

The River Little Ouse, also known as the Brandon River, is a river in the east of England, a tributary of the River Great Ouse. For much of its length it defines the boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk.

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

18 Sun 14° 9° 4.4 mm, 96% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 15° 9° 4.7 mm, 91% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 5.9 mm, 48% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 3.3 mm, 52% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.7 mm, 28% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 39 mm, 73% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° 0.2 mm, 48% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Little Ouse

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Abbey HeathRiver gauge, River Little Ouse 0.08 m Very low ±0 11 km
Little OuseRiver gauge, River Little Ouse 1.57 m Low −0.01 m 23 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BridghamRiver gauge, River Thet 0.07 m Very low ±0 4.7 km
MelfordRiver gauge, River Thet 0.09 m Low ±0 7.8 km
Thetford Coffee Mill SluiceRiver gauge, River Thet 0.51 m Low ±0 9.7 km
QuidenhamRiver gauge, River Whittle 0.07 m Normal ±0 10 km
RedbridgeRiver gauge, River Thet 0.06 m Very low ±0 12 km
DissRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.26 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km
Fornham St MartinRiver gauge, River Lark 0.04 m Normal +0.01 m 17 km
TempleRiver gauge, River Lark 0.20 m Very low ±0 21 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Little Ouse at Knettishall higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.06 m.

What is a normal level for the River Little Ouse at Knettishall in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.23 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Knettishall today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Knettishall rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Knettishall normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Knettishall?

The highest level on record is 1.29 m on January 25, 2021. The lowest is 0.03 m on August 29, 1990.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22163 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.39017, 0.87157 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.04 m 2026-10-18 19:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Knettishall (ea:E22163). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/knettishall

How we check values

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