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Peaked 0.89 at 19:00, now 0.86 and rising again (0.02 m/h)
0.86

St Neots

Great Ouse
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • St Neots • Cambridgeshire • ID: E61101 • Level
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Current Level
0.862 mASD
▲ Rising (+2cm/hr)
24h Max
0.895 mASD
24h Min
0.825 mASD
Typical Range
0.82 - 1.10
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.85 mASD
EA official record
1.85 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 47% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.862 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.858 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.854 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.851 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.847 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.844 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.841 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.838 mASD
07 Oct 22:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.833 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.841 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.842 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.850 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.858 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.866 mASD
07 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.874 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.878 mASD
07 Oct 20:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.889 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.894 mASD
07 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.890 mASD
07 Oct 19:30 0.886 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: St Neots
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: St Neots
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Grafham (7.4 km) · 58.3% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°14'35"N 0°15'49"W (52.242947, -0.263656)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Mar 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E61101
  • RLOI id: 6174 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E61101-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 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: 12.700m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.824 – 1.100 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.87 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 01:30)

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

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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.

81 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 11.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 74 report not discharging, and for 7 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Anglian Water · into River Kym · 11.4 km upstream along the river
28 spills · 288 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Kym · 11.9 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Kym · 13.4 km upstream along the river
33 spills · 221 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Tributary River Kym Nt · 14.7 km upstream along the river
22 spills · 284 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into The River Kym · 16.7 km upstream along the river
25 spills · 169 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Kym · 16.7 km upstream along the river
5 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Keysoe Brook. River Kym Nt · 17.5 km upstream along the river
80 spills · 1,273 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into Trib Of Riseley Brook River Ky · 21.6 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.

73 more further upstream, up to 23.5 km away along the river.

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 River Ouse · 630 m away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
6 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Brampton Brook · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into Paxton Brook · 3.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 65 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Tributary Of Diddington Brook · 5.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
66 spills · 731 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. Explore the sewage map →

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 1.10 m on about 7 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 34 days, 23 of them high · 23 high
2023 2 days
2022 0 days
2021 15 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2020 6 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2019 2 days
2018 5 days
2017 1 day

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.27 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2013 for the 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

17flood warnings 110flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 16 Feb 2026 — Areas close to the River Great Ouse at Wyboston, Eaton Socon, Eynesbury, Eaton Ford, and St Neots

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 2 8
2025 1 7
2024 14 34
2023 0 15
2022 0 3
2021 0 9
2020 0 6
2019 0 4
2018 0 7
2017 0 2
2016 0 5
2015 0 3
2014 0 6
2013 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 St Neots 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 St Neots flooding today?

The current level is 0.86m, which is within the typical range of 0.82 to 1.10m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at St Neots?

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 St Neots?

The typical range at this station is 0.82m to 1.10m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.10m 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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