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Earith

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Earith • Cambridgeshire • ID: E21747 • Level
(23m ago) • 1 reading/hr • 134 views

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Current Level
0.205 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.235 mASD
24h Min
0.192 mASD
Typical Range
0.58 - 2.55
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.91 mASD
16 Mar 2013
Since Nov 2012
Current level is 5% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.4 cm over 7h
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.205 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▬ steady 0.207 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.207 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.209 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▬ steady 0.211 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▬ steady 0.211 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.211 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.212 mASD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.215 mASD
23 Aug 18:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.210 mASD
23 Aug 17:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.211 mASD
23 Aug 17:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.213 mASD
23 Aug 17:15 ▲ +3 cm 0.217 mASD
23 Aug 17:00 ▼ -2 cm 0.192 mASD
23 Aug 16:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.215 mASD
23 Aug 16:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.212 mASD
23 Aug 16:15 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.211 mASD
23 Aug 16:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.203 mASD
23 Aug 15:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.211 mASD
23 Aug 15:30 0.209 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 2.6 km away).

2flood warnings 72flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Apr 2024Parsons Drove at St Ives

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 7
2024 1 23
2023 1 21
2022 0 1
2021 0 3
2020 0 4
2019 0 5
2018 0 2
2017 0 1
2016 0 1

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 Earith flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Earith
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: Earith
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Coordinates: 52°21'15"N 0°2'14"E (52.354128, 0.037320)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 2 May 1986
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E21747
  • EA Gauge ID: E21747-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 10 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: 1.400m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.584 – 2.550 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.21 mASD (EA at 23 Aug 20:00)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Great Ouse at Earith flooding today?

The current level is 0.21m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Earith?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, 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. Only about 6.1mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. 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 Earith?

The typical range at this station is 0.58m to 2.55m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.55m 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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