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Rose 0.11 m since 17:30 — peaked 0.85 at 23:30, now 0.84 and easing
0.84

Bardney

Witham
Witham catchment • Bardney • Lincolnshire • ID: E40411 • Level
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Current Level
0.841 mASD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 0.85
24h Max
0.854 mASD
24h Min
0.746 mASD
Typical Range
0.27 - 2.58
mASD
Highest Recorded
4.45 mASD
EA official record
4.30 in our data (since Feb 2015)
Current level is 19% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +6 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.841 mASD
08 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.844 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.841 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.848 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.854 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.848 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.852 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.852 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.843 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.836 mASD
07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.843 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.838 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.833 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.841 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▲ +1 cm 0.836 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.825 mASD
07 Oct 20:45 ▲ +1.0 cm 0.816 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▲ +2 cm 0.806 mASD
07 Oct 20:15 ▲ +1 cm 0.791 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 0.779 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bardney
  • Watercourse: River Witham
  • Nearest Town: Bardney
  • County: Lincolnshire
  • Coordinates: 53°12'49"N 0°20'43"W (53.213749, -0.345212)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1983
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E40411
  • RLOI id: 6073 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E40411-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 6 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Witham
  • Datum: 0.720m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.268 – 2.580 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.84 mASD (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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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.

22 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 11.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 22 report not discharging.

💧
Anglian Water · into Reepham Beck Barling Eau Rive · 11.4 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into The South Delph · 11.6 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 58 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Brayford Pool · 14.5 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into Scothern Fen Drain · 15.1 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 41 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Nettleham Beck · 15.6 km upstream along the river
109 spills · 1,585 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Nettleham Beck · 15.7 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Anglian Water · into Skellingthorpe Main Drain · 19.1 km upstream along the river
28 spills · 420 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into The River Witham · 19.9 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 182 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

14 more further upstream, up to 91.7 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 Tributary North Delph · 5.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
42 spills · 620 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Unknown Trib. North Delph · 6.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 37 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 2.58 m on about 16 days. This year so far: 14 days.

2026 14 days, 3 of them high · 3 high so far
2025 11 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2024 27 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2023 29 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2022 0 days
2021 23 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2020 10 days
2019 38 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2018 4 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 3.36 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 19 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.2 km away).

1severe warning 51flood warnings 58flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Mar 2026 — River Witham at Fiskerton and Short Ferry

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 32 6
2025 0 2 4
2024 0 2 3
2023 0 4 4
2022 0 0 2
2021 0 0 4
2020 0 0 2
2019 0 2 6
2018 0 0 1
2016 0 0 3
2014 0 0 2
2013 0 1 3
2012 0 0 4
2010 0 0 4
2009 0 0 1
2008 0 3 3
2007 1 5 5
2006 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 Bardney flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 19 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Witham at Bardney flooding today?

The current level is 0.84m, which is within the typical range of 0.27 to 2.58m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bardney?

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 Witham at Bardney?

The typical range at this station is 0.27m to 2.58m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.58m 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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