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Up 0.12 m since 02:45, still rising (0.09 m/h)
0.53

Billinghay

Billinghay Skirth
Witham catchment • Billinghay • Lincolnshire • ID: E4803 • Level
(45m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 65 views

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Current Level
0.529 mASD
▲ Rising (+9cm/hr)
24h Max
0.540 mASD
24h Min
0.411 mASD
Typical Range
0.12 - 2.24
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.80 mASD
EA official record
0.72 in our data (since Jun 2026)
Current level is 19% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +12 cm over 5h
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +2 cm 0.529 mASD
08 Oct 09:45 ▲ +2 cm 0.507 mASD
08 Oct 09:30 ▲ +3 cm 0.483 mASD
08 Oct 09:15 ▲ +3 cm 0.455 mASD
08 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.422 mASD
08 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.420 mASD
08 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.421 mASD
08 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.419 mASD
08 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.419 mASD
08 Oct 07:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.420 mASD
08 Oct 07:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.419 mASD
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.418 mASD
08 Oct 06:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.418 mASD
08 Oct 06:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.417 mASD
08 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.418 mASD
08 Oct 05:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.419 mASD
08 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.417 mASD
08 Oct 05:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.418 mASD
08 Oct 05:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.417 mASD
08 Oct 04:45 0.413 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E4803
  • RLOI id: 6071 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E4803-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 11 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Witham
  • Datum: 1.010m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.121 – 2.240 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.53 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 10:00)

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

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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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 15.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Anglian Water · into Car Dyke Meth'gham Delph Rive · 15.7 km upstream along the river
55 spills · 668 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.

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 Billinghay Soke Dyke · 850 m away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
48 spills · 400 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Trib Of Car Dyke · 3.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
12 spills · 72 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Dyke Kyne Eau · 3.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Soke Dyke R Witham · 3.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
1 spill · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Kyme Eau · 5.1 km away in a straight line · discharges into a canal
2 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2016 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 km away).

16flood warnings 19flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Mar 2026 — Low lying land between Timberland, Billinghay and Tattershall Bridge

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 3 4
2025 1 2
2024 1 5
2023 2 4
2021 0 3
2020 3 1
2019 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 Billinghay flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Billinghay Skirth at Billinghay flooding today?

The current level is 0.53m, which is within the typical range of 0.12 to 2.24m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Billinghay?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. 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 Billinghay Skirth at Billinghay?

The typical range at this station is 0.12m to 2.24m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.24m 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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