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Get notified about Wansford Snakeholm Lock — tick as many as you like, they all share the notify settings below.
Each one is saved as its own alert — pause or remove them individually any time.
Not an emergency service — if in danger call 999. Alerts rely on EA/SEPA/NRW data and are best-efforts. Terms
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.
Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
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.
Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.
Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.
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.
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In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.52 m on about 56 days. This year so far: 42 days.
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.83 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2017 for the 1 flood area linked to this gauge (nearest 7.7 km away).
Most recent flood alert: 12 Feb 2026 — North Holderness
| Year | Warnings | Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 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 Wansford Snakeholm Lock flood history.
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. This is the area linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
28 Apr 2021 View downstream from left bank
28 Apr 2021 View upstream from left bank
13 Dec 2012 View across channel from Left Bank in flood
13 Dec 2012 View of channel from left bank in flood
13 Dec 2012
3 Sep 2007 Looking downstream towards gauging section
3 Sep 2007 View on left bank of gauging section
3 Sep 2007 Gauging section and stage board viewed from upstream left bank
3 Sep 2007 Stage board
3 Sep 2007 Looking upstream from the gauging section
3 Sep 2007 Looking upstream towards the gauging section
Electro-magnetic gauge section looking downstream
Electro-magnetic gauge voltage probe
Electro-magnetic section looking upstream, stage board visible near upstream left bank
Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗
Electromagnetic station in a permeable Chalk catchment draining the Yorkshire Wolds.
Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗
How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).
The current level is 0.43m, which is within the typical range of 0.41 to 1.52m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
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.
The typical range at this station is 0.41m to 1.52m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.52m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
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.
Free live river-level widget — ideal for parish councils, angling clubs and local sites. Updates automatically.
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
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