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0.45

Offord

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Offord Cluny • Cambridgeshire • ID: E61804 • Level
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Current Level
0.448 mASD
▲ Rising
24h Max
0.473 mASD
24h Min
0.399 mASD
Typical Range
0.33 - 0.66
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.49 mASD
EA official record
1.43 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 30% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 11h
10 Sep 08:00 ▲ +4 cm 0.448 mASD
10 Sep 02:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.413 mASD
10 Sep 01:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.411 mASD
10 Sep 01:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.408 mASD
10 Sep 01:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.405 mASD
10 Sep 01:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.402 mASD
10 Sep 00:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.399 mASD
10 Sep 00:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.402 mASD
10 Sep 00:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.406 mASD
10 Sep 00:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.410 mASD
09 Sep 23:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.414 mASD
09 Sep 23:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.419 mASD
09 Sep 23:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.423 mASD
09 Sep 23:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.428 mASD
09 Sep 22:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.432 mASD
09 Sep 22:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.437 mASD
09 Sep 22:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.443 mASD
09 Sep 22:00 ▬ steady 0.449 mASD
09 Sep 21:45 ▬ steady 0.449 mASD
09 Sep 21:30 0.449 mASD

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Offord
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: Offord Cluny
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Grafham (7.1 km) · 64.6% full (as of 7 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°16'35"N 0°13'26"W (52.276270, -0.223832)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Mar 1993
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E61804
  • EA Gauge ID: E61804-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 3 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: 10.800m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.332 – 0.656 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.45 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 08:00)

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 Offord flooding today?

The current level is 0.45m, which is within the typical range of 0.33 to 0.66m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Offord?

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.

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. 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 Offord?

The typical range at this station is 0.33m to 0.66m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.66m 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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