Barton Broad water level

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

Tidal gauge, River Ant, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.51m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST (40 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Barton Broad reads 0.51 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 0.75 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.37 m and 0.55 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.25 m – 0.75 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.37 m – 0.55 m
Highest on record: 0.86 mNovember 6, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.04 mMay 9, 2006

About the 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 10° 2.3 mm, 86% Wind 23 km/h

18 Sun 14° 10° 8.7 mm, 75% Wind 29 km/h

19 Mon 14° 12° 2.5 mm, 65% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 14° 13° 0.3 mm, 29% Wind 27 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 6.4 mm, 38% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 12° 8° 3.6 mm, 29% Wind 48 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 2.2 mm, 48% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ant

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wayford BridgeTidal gauge, River Ant	0.56 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hoveton BroadTidal gauge, River Bure	0.52 m	Normal	±0	5.3 km
Hickling BroadTidal gauge, River Thurne	0.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.2 km
Ranworth BroadTidal gauge, River Bure	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.4 km
ReppsTidal gauge, River Thurne	0.62 m	Normal	−0.05 m	7.2 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure	0.63 m	Normal	+0.02 m	11 km
SpixworthRiver gauge, Spixworth Beck	0.09 m	Low	±0	12 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare	0.71 m	Normal	−0.10 m	14 km
Rockland St MaryTidal gauge, River Yare	0.37 m	Normal	+0.03 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ant at Barton Broad?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 0.75 m for this gauge.

Is Barton Broad 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 Barton Broad today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST, the surface elevation was 0.51 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Barton Broad rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Barton Broad 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 Barton Broad?

The highest level on record is 0.86 m on November 6, 2023. The lowest is 0.04 m on May 9, 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:E21563 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.73528, 1.48046 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	0.51 m	2026-10-17 14:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Barton Broad (ea:E21563). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/barton-broad

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer