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River Glaven water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Norfolk, updated every 15 minutes.

1stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Hunworth—0.14 m 28m agoLow—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

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Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins the Glaven above one of its gauges, from the source down. The river map knows where gauges are, not every stream, so a tributary without a gauge is not listed here.

No gauged tributary joins the Glaven above Hunworth on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Glaven goes

No gauge below Hunworth is known on the river map.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Storm overflows upstream

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Hunworth on the river map. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of the Glaven’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Holt Main Road Wrc Not discharging
    Anglian Water · into Trib Of River Glaven · 2.8 km from Hunworth in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 4 spills, 2.6 h

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © Anglian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

8 sampling points on the River Glaven and the streams that join it above Hunworth, and below it. 3 have a sample from the last 12 months; 3 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Hunworth River Glaven 4 points, 1 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Glaven downstream of Hill House FarmRiver Glaven7.3 kmLast sampled 8 May 2017, before the imported period
River Glaven Selbrigg LakeRiver Glaven6.9 kmLast sampled 30 Nov 2017, before the imported period
River Glaven Hempstead Mill BridgeRiver Glaven5.3 kmLast sampled 30 Jan 2007, before the imported period
River Glaven Edgefield BridgeRiver Glaven3.3 km18 Sep 2026 · 20 days agoOxygen 96.3%Temp 14.2 °CpH 8.15Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Below Hunworth 4 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Glaven Letheringsett MillRiver Glaven3.4 kmLast sampled 5 Dec 2018, before the imported period
River Glaven Glandford FordRiver Glaven6.8 km18 Sep 2026 · 20 days agoOxygen 101.7%Temp 14.7 °CpH 8.21Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Glaven Wiveton BridgeRiver Glaven8.4 km4 Aug 2026 · 2 months agoOxygen 85.3%Temp 18.1 °CpH 7.62Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Glaven Cley SluiceRiver Glaven9.8 kmLast sampled 4 Sep 2013, before the imported period

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.