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Quidenham water level

River gauge, River Whittle, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.86 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.2mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.2mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.2mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.2mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Whittle at Quidenham is at 0.07 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.08 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.04 m (+0.03 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.05 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 0.30 m
Same day last year
0.04 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 0.30 m
Highest on record
0.86 mDecember 24, 2020
Lowest on record
0.02 mAugust 23, 1989

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 6.4 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 5.1 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 4.9 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 3.7 mm, 41% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 13° 4° 0.7 mm, 56% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 32 mm, 65% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° 0.2 mm, 47% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RedbridgeRiver gauge, River Thet 0.06 m Very low ±0 5.5 km
BridghamRiver gauge, River Thet 0.07 m Very low −0.01 m 7.4 km
KnettishallRiver gauge, River Little Ouse 0.07 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
DissRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.26 m Normal ±0 12 km
MelfordRiver gauge, River Thet 0.09 m Low ±0 16 km
WymondhamRiver gauge, River Tiffey 1.14 m Low −0.05 m 16 km
SouthburghRiver gauge, Blackwater River 0.54 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 17 km
BillingfordRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.11 m Very low −0.02 m 17 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Whittle at Quidenham compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

What is a normal level for the River Whittle at Quidenham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.16 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Quidenham today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Quidenham rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Quidenham normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Quidenham?

The highest level on record is 0.86 m on December 24, 2020. The lowest is 0.02 m on August 23, 1989.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E21222 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.45044, 0.98241 (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 0.07 m 2026-10-18 04:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Quidenham (ea:E21222). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/quidenham

How we check values

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