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1.52

Earith

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Earith • Cambridgeshire • ID: E21747 • Level
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Last Level
1.521 mASD?
⚠ 1h ago · may be out of date
24h Max
1.529 mASD
24h Min
1.370 mASD
Typical Range
0.58 - 2.55
mASD
Measured rhythm
every 24.6 hours · about 29 cm
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 48% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +8 cm over 9h
25 Oct 06:45 ▲ +2 cm 1.521 mASD
25 Oct 02:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.499 mASD
25 Oct 02:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 1.498 mASD
25 Oct 02:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 1.495 mASD
25 Oct 02:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.493 mASD
25 Oct 01:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 1.481 mASD
25 Oct 01:30 ▲ +0.9 cm 1.475 mASD
25 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.9 cm 1.466 mASD
25 Oct 01:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.457 mASD
25 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 1.446 mASD
25 Oct 01:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 1.446 mASD
25 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 1.444 mASD
25 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 1.443 mASD
25 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 1.443 mASD
25 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.444 mASD
25 Oct 00:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.447 mASD
25 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.449 mASD
24 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.445 mASD
24 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.444 mASD
24 Oct 23:15 1.440 mASD

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
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E21747
  • RLOI id: 6180 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E21747-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD?
  • Typical rise rate: 14 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: 1.52 mASD (EA at 25 Oct 06:45)

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

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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Connected downstream

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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.

95 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 11.7 km away along the river. 1 reports discharging now, 87 report not discharging, and for 7 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Anglian Water · into River Great Ouse · 11.7 km upstream along the river
18 spills · 32 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Swavesey Drain · 11.8 km upstream along the river
21 spills · 187 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Elsworth Brook · 14.2 km upstream along the river
14 spills · 180 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into Trib Of Connington Brook · 16.2 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 0 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 · 19.1 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Great Ouse · 20.5 km upstream along the river
27 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Brampton Brook River Great Ous · 24.5 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 56 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Anglian Water · into River Great Ouse · 28.2 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

87 more further upstream, up to 178.6 km away along the river.

Also discharging now further upstream: Padbury STW (162.7 km).

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 Cranbrook Drain River Great Ou · 3.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
7 spills · 83 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Dockerell Brook River Great Ou · 3.9 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
11 spills · 124 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Tributary River Great Ouse Nt · 4.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
10 spills · 71 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Old West River · 5.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
2 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is 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. Sewage & storm overflows →

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 2.55 m on about 9 days. This year so far: 3 days.

2026 3 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 42 days
2023 1 day
2022 0 days
2021 21 days
2020 8 days
2019 5 days
2018 3 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

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 2024 — Parsons 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.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 10 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Great Ouse at Earith flooding today?

The current level is 1.52m, 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 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 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 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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