Boxford water level

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

River gauge, River Box, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 20:45 BST (27 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Boxford, where the gauge shows 1.20 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 1.77 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.17 m – 1.21 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: 0.07 m – 1.77 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.17 m – 1.21 m
Highest on record: 2.35 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 1.13 mMay 21, 2011

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.

About the River Box

The River Box is a small river, 14 miles (23 km) in length, that flows through Suffolk, England. It is a tributary of the River Stour.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 13° 6° 1.3 mm Wind 23 km/h

18 Sun 12° 7° 6.5 mm, 58% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 5.3 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 15° 12° 4.8 mm, 33% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 2.5 mm, 45% Wind 35 km/h

22 Thu 12° 7° 1.9 mm, 31% Wind 41 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° 2.6 mm, 58% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Box

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PolsteadRiver gauge, River Box	0.11 m	Low	±0	3.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HadleighRiver gauge, River Brett	0.31 m	Normal	±0	6.7 km
LanghamRiver gauge, River Stour	0.25 m	Very low	±0	8.4 km
Bures BridgeRiver gauge, River Stour	0.23 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.5 km
LamarshRiver gauge, River Stour	0.35 m	Very low	±0	8.6 km
Long MelfordRiver gauge, Chad Brook	0.19 m	Normal	±0	11 km
CockfieldRiver gauge, River Brett	0.02 m	Low	±0	13 km
GlemsfordRiver gauge, River Glem	0.09 m	Normal	±0	13 km
LexdenRiver gauge, River Colne	0.20 m	Very low	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Box at Boxford?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 1.77 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 1.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Boxford today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:45 BST, the water level was 1.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Boxford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Boxford 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 Boxford?

The highest level on record is 2.35 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 1.13 m on May 21, 2011.

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:E21852 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.02844, 0.85840 (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	1.20 m	2026-10-17 19:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Boxford (ea:E21852). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/suffolk/boxford

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