Debenham water level

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

River gauge, River Deben, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.19m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Debenham reads 0.19 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.08 m to 0.97 m.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 0.27 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: 0.08 m – 0.97 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.19 m – 0.27 m
Highest on record: 2.09 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: −0.09 mJuly 31, 2004

On the river at Debenham

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Deben

The River Deben is a river in Suffolk, England. It rises to the west of Debenham in central Suffolk, though a second, higher source runs south from the parish of Bedingfield. The river passes through the port town of Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea at Felixstowe Ferry. The mouth of the estuary is crossed by a ferry connecting Felixstowe and Bawdsey.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 8° 0.1 mm, 37% Wind 25 km/h

18 Sun 14° 8° 3.7 mm, 63% Wind 28 km/h

19 Mon 13° 10° 4.2 mm, 66% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 14° 12° 1.8 mm, 31% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 3.1 mm, 39% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 12° 7° 3.1 mm, 29% Wind 43 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° 2.4 mm, 54% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Deben

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BrandestonRiver gauge, River Deben	0.27 m	Normal	±0	7.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
FramlinghamRiver gauge, River Ore	−0.07 m	Low	+0.04 m	11 km
CloptonRiver gauge, River Lark	0.27 m	Normal	±0	11 km
CreetingRiver gauge, Stonham Watercourse	0.22 m	Normal	±0	12 km
StowmarketRiver gauge, River Gipping	0.16 m	Low	−0.02 m	13 km
BillingfordRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.13 m	Low	+0.01 m	14 km
DissRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.26 m	Normal	+0.01 m	17 km
NeedhamRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.22 m	Low	+0.01 m	18 km
FarnhamRiver gauge, River Alde	0.09 m	Very low	−0.01 m	19 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Deben at Debenham?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.08 m to 0.97 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 0.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Debenham today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.19 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Debenham rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Debenham 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 Debenham?

The highest level on record is 2.09 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is −0.09 m on July 31, 2004.

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:E24795 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.23202, 1.18361 (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	0.19 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Debenham (ea:E24795). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/suffolk/debenham

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