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BILSBY GS WITS

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• Lincolnshire • ID: E1447 • Flow
(38m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 138 views
Current Flow
0.064 m3/s
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.074 m3/s
24h Min
0.061 m3/s
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
4.65 m3/s
28 Feb 2026
Since Feb 2026
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Flow Readings

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.4 cm over 6h
10 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.064 m3/s
10 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.065 m3/s
10 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.064 m3/s
10 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.064 m3/s
10 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.064 m3/s
10 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.066 m3/s
09 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.064 m3/s
09 Oct 22:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.067 m3/s
09 Oct 22:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.066 m3/s
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.067 m3/s
09 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.067 m3/s
09 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.068 m3/s
09 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.066 m3/s
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.067 m3/s
09 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.066 m3/s
09 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.068 m3/s
09 Oct 20:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.069 m3/s
09 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.067 m3/s
09 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady 0.068 m3/s
09 Oct 19:30 0.068 m3/s

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: BILSBY GS WITS
  • Watercourse: —
  • County: Lincolnshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Covenham (22.1 km) · 81.0% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°16'5"N 0°11'50"E (53.268103, 0.197262)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Flow gauging station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E1447
  • EA Gauge ID: E1447-flow-stage-i-15_min-m3_s
  • Parameter: Flow
  • Unit: m3/s
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No

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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💧 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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.2 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Anglian Water · into Holme Fen Drain · 1.2 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Unnamed Tributary Wold Grift D · 5.4 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 70 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
Placed on the river by its position alone.

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 Un-Named Dyke To Great Eau · 5.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
2 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Unknown Trib. · 5.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
12 spills · 84 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 3.5 km away).

1severe warning 13flood warnings 20flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 20 Oct 2023 — Areas near Great Eau and Long Eau from Claythorpe and North Reston to Saltfleet

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2025 0 0 2
2024 0 0 1
2023 0 1 1
2022 0 0 1
2021 0 0 2
2019 0 0 1
2018 0 0 2
2017 0 5 2
2016 0 0 2
2013 0 5 3
2012 0 0 1
2010 0 0 1
2009 0 0 1
2007 1 2 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is BILSBY GS WITS flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.06m. 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 BILSBY GS WITS?

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.

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.

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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