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DERNFORD GS

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• Cambridgeshire • ID: E21739 • Flow
(33m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 113 views
Current Flow
0.250 m3/s
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.250 m3/s
24h Min
0.171 m3/s
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
6.19 m3/s
8 Feb 2026
Since Feb 2025
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Recent Flow Readings

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.5 cm over 5h
09 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.250 m3/s
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.250 m3/s
09 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.250 m3/s
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 20:00 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 18:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.241 m3/s
09 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady 0.245 m3/s
09 Oct 17:45 0.245 m3/s

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: DERNFORD GS
  • Watercourse: —
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Coordinates: 52°8'5"N 0°8'32"E (52.134797, 0.142107)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Flow gauging station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E21739
  • EA Gauge ID: E21739-flow-stage-i-15_min-m3_s
  • Parameter: Flow
  • Unit: m3/s
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2021 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.7 km away).

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Most recent flood warning: 15 Jan 2021 — River Cam at Stapleford, Great Shelford and Hauxton

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