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Wayford Bridge water level

Tidal gauge, River Ant, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.51m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 Highest onrecord 0.91 m Lowest on record 0.13 m

History

0.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal range0.50.60.7mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal range
0.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Wayford Bridge reads 0.51 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.31 m to 0.70 m.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.42 m and 0.61 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range
0.31 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.42 m – 0.61 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.45 m – 0.59 m
Highest on record
0.91 mNovember 6, 2023
Lowest on record
0.13 mMarch 14, 2006

About the River Ant

River Ant

The River Ant is a tributary river of the River Bure in the county of Norfolk, England. It is 27 kilometres (17 mi) long, and has an overall drop of 27 metres from source to mouth. It is said that the Ant was formerly known as the River Smalea and that this is the origin of the name of the village of Smallburgh. The modern name is a back-formation from Antingham.

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

18 Sun 14° 10° 3.6 mm, 98% Wind 25 km/h
19 Mon 15° 11° 3.2 mm, 100% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 14° 12° 3.3 mm, 66% Wind 24 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 14 mm, 67% Wind 39 km/h
22 Thu 10° 5° 0.4 mm, 31% Wind 37 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 18 mm, 75% Wind 46 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 1.8 mm, 41% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ant

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Barton BroadTidal gauge, River Ant 0.48 m Normal −0.04 m 3.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hickling BroadTidal gauge, River Thurne 0.49 m Normal −0.06 m 6.7 km
Hoveton BroadTidal gauge, River Bure 0.48 m Normal −0.07 m 8.6 km
ReppsTidal gauge, River Thurne 0.62 m Normal −0.05 m 9.8 km
Ranworth BroadTidal gauge, River Bure 0.48 m Normal −0.07 m 10 km
SpixworthRiver gauge, Spixworth Beck 0.09 m Low ±0 14 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure 0.51 m Normal −0.01 m 15 km
IngworthRiver gauge, River Bure 0.18 m Very low −0.01 m 16 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare 0.64 m Normal −0.18 m 18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ant at Wayford Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.31 m to 0.70 m for this gauge.

Is Wayford Bridge really 0.51 m deep?

No. 0.51 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 Wayford Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the surface elevation was 0.51 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wayford Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wayford Bridge 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 Wayford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 0.91 m on November 6, 2023. The lowest is 0.13 m on March 14, 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:E42895 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.77011, 1.47956 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 0.51 m 2026-10-18 16:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wayford Bridge (ea:E42895). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/wayford-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