Newark Balderton water level

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

River gauge, Lowfield Drain, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.63m Up 0.31 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Newark Balderton, where the gauge shows 0.63 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 1.50 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.31 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.31 m – 0.74 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: 0.25 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.31 m – 0.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.31 m – 0.45 m
Highest on record: 1.57 mJanuary 2, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.20 mMay 10, 2022

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 10 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 12 mm, 88% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 6.6 mm, 54% Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 1.4 mm, 71% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 12 mm, 76% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 1.0 mm, 60% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun 17° 10° 0.2 mm, 57% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ClaypoleRiver gauge, River Witham	0.14 m	Normal	+0.03 m	3.7 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent	0.31 m	Normal	±0	5.0 km
Wensor Bridge, SheltonRiver gauge, River Devon	0.57 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.9 km
North MuskhamRiver gauge, River Trent	0.86 m	Normal	+0.03 m	9.4 km
HoughamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.93 m	Normal	+0.14 m	9.6 km
SouthwellRiver gauge, River Greet	0.19 m	Normal	+0.02 m	11 km
Brant BroughtonRiver gauge, River Brant	0.11 m	Normal	+0.05 m	12 km
AllingtonRiver gauge, Foston Beck	0.09 m	Normal	+0.06 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Lowfield Drain at Newark Balderton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 1.50 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 0.63 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Newark Balderton today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.63 m. Up 0.31 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Newark Balderton rising or falling?

Up 0.31 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.31 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Newark Balderton 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 Newark Balderton?

The highest level on record is 1.57 m on January 2, 2024. The lowest is 0.20 m on May 10, 2022.

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:4690 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.04860, -0.78148 (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	0.63 m	2026-10-19 11:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Newark Balderton (ea:4690). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/nottinghamshire/newark-balderton

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