Bishopbridge water level

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

River gauge, River Rase, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.17m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 09:15 BST (46 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Rase at Bishopbridge is at 0.17 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.04 m to 0.97 m.

It has dropped 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.06 m and 0.32 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: 0.04 m – 0.97 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.06 m – 0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.07 m – 0.29 m
Highest on record: 2.23 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.00 mDecember 7, 1988

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.

About the River Rase

The River Rase is a 16 mile (25 km) long tributary of the River Ancholme that flows through Lincolnshire, in the east of England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 8° 0.5 mm Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 10 mm, 97% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 6.7 mm, 59% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 4.9 mm, 48% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 1.5 mm, 54% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° 23 mm, 59% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rase

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Market RasenRiver gauge, River Rase	0.07 m	Very low	±0	8.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brandy WharfRiver gauge, River Ancholme	0.44 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.3 km
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau	0.12 m	Very low	−0.01 m	15 km
NettlehamRiver gauge, Nettleham Beck	0.03 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Squires BridgeRiver gauge, River Till	0.91 m	Normal	+0.03 m	15 km
BriggRiver gauge, River Ancholme	1.16 m	Normal	−0.06 m	16 km
ScotterRiver gauge, River Eau	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	18 km
Stainfield BeckRiver gauge	0.05 m	Low	±0	20 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.89 m	Normal	±0	20 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Rase at Bishopbridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.04 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bishopbridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 09:15 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bishopbridge rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bishopbridge 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 Bishopbridge?

The highest level on record is 2.23 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on December 7, 1988.

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:E2846 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.40662, -0.44906 (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	0.17 m	2026-10-18 08:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bishopbridge (ea:E2846). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/bishopbridge

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