River Welland: water levels along the river

8 gauges report along the River Welland. 1 of them reads below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges on this page are spread across Lincolnshire, Rutland and Leicestershire. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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8 gauges

River Welland: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Market DeepingRiver gauge, River Welland	0.08 m	Normal	−0.01 m	42 min ago
Deeping St JamesRiver gauge, River Welland	0.93 m	Low	±0	42 min ago
TallingtonRiver gauge, River Welland	0.40 m	Normal	±0	42 min ago
Hudds MillRiver gauge, River Welland	0.13 m	Normal	±0	1 hour ago
TixoverRiver gauge, River Welland	0.17 m	Normal	±0	42 min ago
Great Easton Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, River Welland	0.29 m	Normal	±0	42 min ago
AshleyRiver gauge, River Welland	0.05 m	Normal	±0	42 min ago
Market HarboroughRiver gauge, River Welland	0.11 m	Normal	±0	42 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Welland

The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles (105 km) long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. It is a major waterway across the part of the Fens called South Holland, and is one of the Fenland rivers that were laid out with washlands. There are two channels between widely spaced embankments with the intention that flood waters would have space in which to spread while the tide in the estuary prevented free egress. However, after the floods of 1947, new works such as the Coronation Channel were constructed to control flooding in Spalding, and the washlands are no longer used solely as pasture, but may be used for arable farming.