Cantley water level

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

Tidal gauge, River Yare, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.61m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST (43 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Cantley reads 0.61 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 1.24 m.

The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.11 m and 0.95 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.20 m – 1.24 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.11 m – 0.95 m
Highest on record: 1.57 mNovember 9, 2007
Lowest on record: −0.40 mDecember 9, 2007

About the River Yare

The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 9° 1.1 mm, 76% Wind 26 km/h

18 Sun 14° 9° 4.9 mm, 71% Wind 29 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 3.3 mm, 67% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 14° 13° 0.2 mm, 31% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 5.3 mm, 37% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 12° 8° 3.3 mm, 28% Wind 43 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° 2.3 mm, 48% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Yare

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ReedhamRiver gauge, River Yare	1.22 m	Normal	+0.09 m	4.1 km
Rockland St MaryTidal gauge, River Yare	0.37 m	Normal	+0.03 m	5.6 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare	0.83 m	Normal	+0.05 m	6.8 km
Burgh CastleTidal gauge, River Yare	0.52 m	Normal	+0.24 m	9.1 km
ColneyRiver gauge, River Yare	0.13 m	Low	+0.01 m	21 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure	0.54 m	Normal	+0.05 m	8.8 km
HaddiscoeTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.65 m	Normal	+0.14 m	8.8 km
Ranworth BroadTidal gauge, River Bure	0.55 m	Normal	+0.04 m	11 km
Beccles QuayTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.78 m	Normal	+0.06 m	13 km
Three Mile HouseRiver gauge, River Bure	0.39 m	Normal	+0.13 m	14 km
ReppsTidal gauge, River Thurne	0.62 m	Normal	−0.05 m	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Yare at Cantley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 1.24 m for this gauge.

Is Cantley really 0.61 m deep?

No. 0.61 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 Cantley today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the surface elevation was 0.61 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Cantley rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cantley 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 Cantley?

The highest level on record is 1.57 m on November 9, 2007. The lowest is −0.40 m on December 9, 2007.

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:E23060 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.57649, 1.51603 (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	0.61 m	2026-10-17 16:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cantley (ea:E23060). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/cantley

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