Magdalen Bridge water level

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

Tidal gauge, River Great Ouse, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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Water level

3.42m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 1 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST (17 days ago)

This gauge last reported 17 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

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What this means

The River Great Ouse at Magdalen Bridge reads 3.42 m as of 1 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST. That reading is from 1 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late. There is no published reference for this tidal gauge yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 5.16 mJanuary 13, 2017

About the River Great Ouse

The River Great Ouse is a river in England, the fifth longest in the United Kingdom, and longest of several British rivers called "Ouse". It flows mostly north and east, from Syresham in Northamptonshire, through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, before draining into the Wash and the North Sea near Kings Lynn. Authorities disagree both on the river's source and its length, with one quoting 160 mi (260 km) and another 143 mi (230 km). The Great Ouse has been historically important for commercial navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows; its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens and has been extensively modified, or channelised, to relieve flooding, stabilise its path, and provide a better route for barge traffic.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 4.8 mm, 86% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 15° 11° 5.5 mm, 92% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.3 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 5.8 mm, 59% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 13° 6° 1.7 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 27 mm, 67% Wind 45 km/h

24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on the River Great Ouse

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
FreebridgeTidal gauge, River Great Ouse	−0.33 m	No reference yet	+0.54 m	7.3 km
King's LynnTidal gauge, River Great Ouse	−0.84 m	No reference yet	+0.24 m	8.5 km
Welney CausewayRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.67 m	Low	+0.01 m	19 km
ElyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.60 m	Normal	−0.02 m	31 km
Soham LodeRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	1.55 m	Low	−0.02 m	35 km
Sutton GaultRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.73 m	Normal	±0	36 km
EarithRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.82 m	Normal	−0.15 m	42 km
BrownshillRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.33 m	Normal	±0	45 km
St IvesRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	50 km
HemingfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.16 m	Normal	+0.02 m	50 km
HoughtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.30 m	Normal	+0.02 m	51 km
GodmanchesterRiver gauge, River Great Ouse	0.43 m	Normal	+0.03 m	54 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Setchey BridgeRiver gauge, River Nar	0.37 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.1 km
MarhamRiver gauge, River Nar	0.08 m	Very low	±0	12 km
Castle RisingRiver gauge, Babingley River	0.12 m	Very low	±0	16 km
Wissey SluiceRiver gauge, River Wissey	1.61 m	Very low	−0.03 m	16 km
HeachamRiver gauge, Heacham River	0.05 m	Very low	±0	27 km
Little OuseRiver gauge, River Little Ouse	1.58 m	Low	−0.06 m	28 km
Welches DamRiver gauge, Counter Drain	0.85 m	Low	+0.04 m	29 km
Little BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene	0.56 m	Normal	±0	35 km

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Magdalen Bridge today?

On 1 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, the water level was 3.42 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Magdalen Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Magdalen Bridge normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Magdalen Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.16 m on January 13, 2017.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E23745 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.67663, 0.36647 (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	3.42 m	2026-10-01 08:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Magdalen Bridge (ea:E23745). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/magdalen-bridge

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