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0.98

Earith

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Earith • Cambridgeshire • ID: E21747 • Level
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Last Level
0.981 mASD
⚠ 4h ago · may be out of date
24h Max
1.041 mASD
24h Min
0.703 mASD
Typical Range
0.58 - 2.55
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.15 mASD
EA official record
A 3.91 reading (16 Mar 2013) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 31% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -5 cm over 5h
10 Sep 03:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.981 mASD
10 Sep 03:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.982 mASD
10 Sep 03:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.978 mASD
10 Sep 03:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.977 mASD
10 Sep 02:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.973 mASD
10 Sep 02:30 ▬ steady 0.976 mASD
10 Sep 02:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.976 mASD
10 Sep 02:00 ▬ steady 0.987 mASD
10 Sep 01:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.987 mASD
10 Sep 01:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.991 mASD
10 Sep 01:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.989 mASD
10 Sep 01:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.993 mASD
10 Sep 00:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.998 mASD
10 Sep 00:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.003 mASD
10 Sep 00:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 1.006 mASD
10 Sep 00:00 ▼ -0.9 cm 1.014 mASD
09 Sep 23:45 ▼ -1 cm 1.023 mASD
09 Sep 23:30 ▼ -0.7 cm 1.034 mASD
09 Sep 23:15 ▲ +1 cm 1.041 mASD
09 Sep 23:00 1.028 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.

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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: 12 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: 0.98 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 03:45)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Great Ouse at Earith flooding today?

The current level is 0.98m, which is within the typical range of 0.58 to 2.55m. Flooding is 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 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 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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