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Broomfleet Weighton Lock

Name: Broomfleet Weighton Lock River Level Data
Creator: FloodRadar

Weighton Lock 🌊 Tidal / coastal ⚙ Structure

Hull and East Riding catchment • Broomfleet • East Riding of Yorkshire • ID: L3401 • Level

01:30 (1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 146 views

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Current Level

0.273 mAOD

▬ Steady

24h Max

0.276 mAOD

24h Min

0.261 mAOD

Typical Range

Highest Recorded

1.56 mAOD

EA official record

A 9.34 reading (1 Jan 1997) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record

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Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for lock / structure gauges — their levels are driven by gate operation, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Steady over 6h

08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.273 mAOD

08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.273 mAOD

08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.273 mAOD

08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.274 mAOD

08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.274 mAOD

08 Oct 00:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.274 mAOD

08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.276 mAOD

07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.274 mAOD

07 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 20:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.275 mAOD

07 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.273 mAOD

07 Oct 20:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.274 mAOD

07 Oct 20:00 0.273 mAOD

Station Details

Monitoring Station: Broomfleet Weighton Lock
Watercourse: Weighton Lock
Nearest Town: Broomfleet
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°43'11"N 0°40'36"W (53.719690, -0.676680)
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Date Opened: 31 Mar 1996
Status: Active
Station Type: Tidal / coastal station

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive

Station Reference: L3401
RLOI id: 8334 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
EA Gauge ID: L3401-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
Parameter: Level
Unit: mAOD
Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
Tidal: No
Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
EA Cross-check: 0.27 mAOD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 13 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.0 km away).

1severe warning 35flood warnings 191flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Apr 2025 — River Trent at Alkborough Flats

Year by year

Year	Severe	Warnings	Alerts
2026	0	0	7
2025	0	2	12
2024	0	10	27
2023	0	3	21
2022	0	0	13
2021	0	0	10
2020	0	2	15
2019	0	7	15
2018	0	0	9
2017	0	2	13
2016	0	0	9
2015	0	0	10
2014	0	1	13
2013	1	7	5
2012	0	1	10
2011	0	0	1
2010	0	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 Broomfleet flood history.

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Is the Weighton Lock at Broomfleet Weighton Lock flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.27m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at Broomfleet Weighton Lock?

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.

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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