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Newport Pagnell water level

River gauge, River Great Ouse, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.87 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

0.150.160.17mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.150.160.17mOct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Great Ouse at Newport Pagnell is running below normal at 0.15 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 0.83 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 0.17 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
0.15 m – 0.83 m
Highest on record
1.87 mApril 10, 1998
Lowest on record
0.06 mOctober 19, 2003

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 Great Ouse

River Great Ouse

The River Great Ouse is a river in England, the fifth longest in the United Kingdom, and longest of several British rivers called "Ouse". It flows mostly north and east, from Syresham in Northamptonshire, through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, before draining into the Wash and the North Sea near Kings Lynn. Authorities disagree both on the river's source and its length, with one quoting 160 mi (260 km) and another 143 mi (230 km). The Great Ouse has been historically important for commercial navigation, and for draining the low-lying region through which it flows; its best-known tributary is the Cam, which runs through Cambridge. Its lower course passes through drained wetlands and fens and has been extensively modified, or channelised, to relieve flooding, stabilise its path, and provide a better route for barge traffic.

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

18 Sun 13° 7° 2.1 mm, 69% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 3.4 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 8.1 mm, 73% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 14° 6° 3.9 mm, 55% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 0.5 mm, 42% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 27 mm, 72% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Great Ouse

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Newport Pagnell CemeteryRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.06 m Very low +0.03 m 0.4 km
HavershamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.18 m Normal −0.01 m 6.0 km
OlneyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.08 m Normal ±0 6.5 km
Stony StratfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.13 m Low ±0 9.9 km
PassenhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 2.18 m Normal −0.01 m 10.0 km
TurveyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.28 m Normal ±0 10 km
BromhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 28.99 m Normal −0.01 m 15 km
ThornboroughRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.30 m Low −0.01 m 17 km
BedfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.28 m Normal ±0 19 km
SharnbrookRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.18 m Normal ±0 20 km
CardingtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 1.25 m Low ±0 20 km
BuckinghamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.13 m Normal ±0 21 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WillenRiver gauge, River Ouzel 0.26 m Low +0.01 m 3.5 km
BroughtonRiver gauge, Broughton Brook 0.17 m Normal +0.05 m 3.6 km
BletchleyRiver gauge, River Ouzel 0.24 m Low ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Great Ouse at Newport Pagnell?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 0.83 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Newport Pagnell today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Newport Pagnell rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Newport Pagnell normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Newport Pagnell?

The highest level on record is 1.87 m on April 10, 1998. The lowest is 0.06 m on October 19, 2003.

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:E21445 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.08951, -0.72193 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-19 06:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Newport Pagnell (ea:E21445). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/newport-pagnell

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