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Sharnbrook

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Sharnbrook • Bedford • ID: E24451 • Level
(1h ago) • 1 reading/hr • 199 views

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Current Level
0.197 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.202 mASD
24h Min
0.172 mASD
Typical Range
0.16 - 0.84
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.13 mASD
EA official record
A 2.65 reading (22 Feb 2024) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 9% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.9 cm over 15h
10 Sep 06:30 ▬ steady 0.197 mASD
10 Sep 05:30 ▬ steady 0.197 mASD
10 Sep 04:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.197 mASD
10 Sep 03:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.198 mASD
10 Sep 02:30 ▬ steady 0.199 mASD
10 Sep 02:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.199 mASD
10 Sep 01:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.200 mASD
10 Sep 00:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.201 mASD
09 Sep 23:30 ▬ steady 0.202 mASD
09 Sep 22:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.202 mASD
09 Sep 21:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.201 mASD
09 Sep 20:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.198 mASD
09 Sep 19:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.194 mASD
09 Sep 18:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.192 mASD
09 Sep 17:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.191 mASD
09 Sep 16:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.190 mASD
09 Sep 16:15 ▬ steady 0.189 mASD
09 Sep 16:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.189 mASD
09 Sep 15:45 ▬ steady 0.188 mASD
09 Sep 15:30 0.188 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2016 for the 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.7 km away).

27flood warnings 51flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 26 Nov 2024River Great Ouse at Oakley and Clapham

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 16
2025 0 6
2024 17 15
2023 1 10
2022 0 4
2021 3 0
2020 5 0
2016 1 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Sharnbrook flood history.

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Sharnbrook
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: Sharnbrook
  • County: Bedford
  • Nearest reservoir: Grafham (16.3 km) · 64.6% full (as of 7 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°13'12"N 0°31'17"W (52.219934, -0.521475)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 6 Jan 1994
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E24451
  • EA Gauge ID: E24451-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Upper and Bedford Ouse
  • Datum: 37.400m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.159 – 0.836 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.20 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 06:30)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Great Ouse at Sharnbrook flooding today?

The current level is 0.20m, which is within the typical range of 0.16 to 0.84m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Sharnbrook?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Great Ouse at Sharnbrook?

The typical range at this station is 0.16m to 0.84m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.84m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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