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Easing — down from 0.30 at 19:30, now 0.28
0.28

Turvey

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Turvey • Bedford • ID: E21270 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 165 views

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Current Level
0.281 mASD
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.302 mASD
24h Min
0.264 mASD
Typical Range
0.22 - 0.72
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.76 mASD
EA official record
A 2.05 reading (7 Jan 2025) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 16% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.281 mASD
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.281 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.281 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.281 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.281 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.281 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.280 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.280 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.281 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.281 mASD
07 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.285 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.285 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.285 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.289 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.293 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.293 mASD
07 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.297 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.301 mASD
07 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.301 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 0.301 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Turvey
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: Turvey
  • County: Bedford
  • Nearest reservoir: Pitsford (23.2 km) · 58.9% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°9'36"N 0°37'49"W (52.160107, -0.630180)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 2 Oct 1996
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E21270
  • RLOI id: 6167 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E21270-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 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: 43.400m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.215 – 0.717 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.28 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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

Nearby Stations

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

45 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 360 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 40 report not discharging, and for 5 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Anglian Water · into River Great Ouse Nt · 360 m upstream along the river
3 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Lavendon Brook River Great Ous · 4.4 km upstream along the river
37 spills · 142 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into River Great Ouse Nt · 18.9 km upstream along the river
16 spills · 186 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Great Ouse/River Ouzel · 20.2 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 16 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into River Ouzel · 23.4 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 129 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Trib Of River Great Ouse · 32.9 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Tove · 36.3 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Dogsmouth Brook · 38.5 km upstream along the river
26 spills · 166 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging

37 more further upstream, up to 73.1 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Anglian Water · into Ouse (Newport Pagnell To Roxton) · 220 m away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
5 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Pictshill Brook, Trib Gt Ouse · 2.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
7 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

2 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.72 m on about 28 days. This year so far: 16 days.

2026 16 days so far
2025 13 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2024 64 days, 19 of them high · 19 high
2023 56 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2022 17 days
2021 41 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2020 34 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 12 days
2018 11 days
2017 5 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.35 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2016 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.7 km away).

46flood warnings 4flood alerts

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

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2
2025 0 2
2024 28 0
2023 1 0
2021 6 0
2020 9 0
2016 2 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 Turvey flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Great Ouse at Turvey flooding today?

The current level is 0.28m, which is within the typical range of 0.22 to 0.72m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Turvey?

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

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

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

The typical range at this station is 0.22m to 0.72m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.72m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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