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Ely

Great Ouse
Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level) catchment • Ely • Cambridgeshire • ID: E23527 • Level
(33m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 159 views

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Current Level
0.721 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.725 mASD
24h Min
0.706 mASD
Typical Range
0.43 - 0.90
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.39 mASD
EA official record
1.04 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 52% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.3 cm over 5h
10 Sep 07:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.721 mASD
10 Sep 07:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.722 mASD
10 Sep 06:45 ▬ steady 0.724 mASD
10 Sep 06:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.724 mASD
10 Sep 06:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.722 mASD
10 Sep 06:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.720 mASD
10 Sep 05:45 ▬ steady 0.722 mASD
10 Sep 05:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.722 mASD
10 Sep 05:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.721 mASD
10 Sep 05:00 ▬ steady 0.720 mASD
10 Sep 04:45 ▬ steady 0.720 mASD
10 Sep 04:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.720 mASD
10 Sep 04:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.719 mASD
10 Sep 04:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.720 mASD
10 Sep 03:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.721 mASD
10 Sep 03:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.720 mASD
10 Sep 03:15 ▬ steady 0.718 mASD
10 Sep 03:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.718 mASD
10 Sep 02:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.717 mASD
10 Sep 02:30 0.718 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.8 km away).

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Most recent flood alert: 6 Jan 2024Ely Ouse in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 0 1
2023 0 1
2020 0 1
2012 0 2

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 Ely flood history.

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Ely
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: Ely
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Coordinates: 52°23'60"N 0°17'22"E (52.399868, 0.289328)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Mar 1993
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E23527
  • EA Gauge ID: E23527-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • 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
  • Catchment Area: Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level)
  • Datum: 1.000m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.432 – 0.900 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.72 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 07:15)

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 Ely flooding today?

The current level is 0.72m, which is within the typical range of 0.43 to 0.90m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Ely?

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 Ely?

The typical range at this station is 0.43m to 0.90m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.90m 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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