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Market Rasen water level

River gauge, River Rase, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.39 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Rase at Market Rasen is running below normal at 0.10 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.14 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.09 m as well.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.06 m and 0.10 m.

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
0.14 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.08 m – 0.28 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.90 m
Same day last year
0.09 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 0.49 m
Highest on record
1.39 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record
0.00 mJuly 11, 1996

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 Rase

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.

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

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.3 mm, 29% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 9.1 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 11 mm, 71% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 10 mm, 70% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 0.2 mm, 38% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 13° 6° 24 mm, 67% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 2.2 mm, 40% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rase

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BishopbridgeRiver gauge, River Rase 0.16 m Normal ±0 8.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Brandy WharfRiver gauge, River Ancholme 0.40 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau 0.15 m Low +0.04 m 13 km
Stainfield BeckRiver gauge 0.08 m Low +0.03 m 15 km
NettlehamRiver gauge, Nettleham Beck 0.07 m Low +0.03 m 16 km
GoulcebyRiver gauge, River Bain 0.03 m Normal +0.01 m 17 km
Fiskerton SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham 0.08 m Low +0.07 m 18 km
BrigsleyRiver gauge, Waithe Beck 0.06 m Low +0.01 m 19 km
BardneyRiver gauge, River Witham 0.89 m Normal +0.08 m 19 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Rase at Market Rasen higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.09 m.

What is a normal level for the River Rase at Market Rasen in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.14 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.28 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Market Rasen today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Market Rasen rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Market Rasen normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Market Rasen?

The highest level on record is 1.39 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 11, 1996.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E1502 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.38885, -0.33091 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-19 11:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Market Rasen (ea:E1502). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/market-rasen

How we check values

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