Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice water level
River gauge, River Thet, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Right now
Below the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
The River Thet at Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice is running below normal at 0.54 m.
The usual range here runs from 0.59 m to 0.71 m.
It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.32 m and 0.59 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.59 m – 0.71 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.32 m – 0.59 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.38 m – 0.57 m
- Highest on record
- 1.04 mJanuary 10, 2007
- Lowest on record
- 0.08 mJuly 27, 2006
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 Thet
The River Thet is a river in Norfolk, England and is a tributary of the River Little Ouse. It rises in the Breckland with sources in Deopham Green and Rockland All Saints and joins the Little Ouse in Thetford after flowing approximately southwest.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Thet
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey HeathRiver gauge, River Little Ouse | 0.08 m | Very low | ±0 | 1.5 km |
| KnettishallRiver gauge, River Little Ouse | 0.10 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 9.7 km |
| Little OuseRiver gauge, River Little Ouse | 1.60 m | Low | +0.03 m | 13 km |
| TempleRiver gauge, River Lark | 0.21 m | Low | +0.01 m | 15 km |
| Fornham St MartinRiver gauge, River Lark | 0.05 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 16 km |
| Barton Mills SluiceRiver gauge, River Lark | 0.11 m | Very low | +0.02 m | 16 km |
| QuidenhamRiver gauge, River Whittle | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 17 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for the River Thet at Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.59 m to 0.71 m for this gauge.
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 0.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST, the water level was 0.54 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice rising or falling?
Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.17 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice normal?
Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice?
The highest level on record is 1.04 m on January 10, 2007. The lowest is 0.08 m on July 27, 2006.
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:E24319(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.41559, 0.73427(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 | 0.54 m | 2026-10-19 09:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice (ea:E24319). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/thetford-coffee-mill-sluice
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