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Glemsford water level

River gauge, River Glem, Suffolk, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.88 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.080.100.130.15mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.080.100.130.15mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Glemsford reads 0.09 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 0.09 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.07 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.09 m and 0.10 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.09 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 1.04 m
Same day last year
0.07 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.09 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 0.41 m
Highest on record
1.88 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record
0.02 mOctober 4, 1997

On the river at Glemsford

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° 1.1 mm Wind 22 km/h
18 Sun 14° 7° 4.4 mm, 73% Wind 27 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 2.4 mm, 70% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 1.8 mm, 35% Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 12° 10° 16 mm, 53% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 0.6 mm, 25% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 9.8 mm, 66% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 42%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WestmillRiver gauge, River Stour 0.23 m Normal ±0 2.1 km
Long MelfordRiver gauge, Chad Brook 0.19 m Normal ±0 2.6 km
CockfieldRiver gauge, River Brett 0.02 m Low ±0 8.4 km
LamarshRiver gauge, River Stour 0.35 m Very low ±0 12 km
Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne 0.12 m Normal +0.02 m 13 km
Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne 0.07 m Normal ±0 13 km
BoxfordRiver gauge, River Box 1.20 m Normal ±0 13 km
SicklesmereRiver gauge, River Lark 0.22 m Low ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Glem at Glemsford compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.07 m.

What is a normal level for the River Glem at Glemsford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.14 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Glemsford today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Glemsford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Glemsford normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Glemsford?

The highest level on record is 1.88 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.02 m on October 4, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22548 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.09308, 0.69321 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-17 18:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Glemsford (ea:E22548). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/suffolk/glemsford

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