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Chapel Hill

Witham 🌊 Tidal
Witham catchment • Chapel Hill • Lincolnshire • ID: E4403 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
⚙ Tidally influenced - confirmed by cross-correlation with a nearby tide gauge (auto-classifier missed it). Excluded from rising-rivers rankings and the prediction models.
(48m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 144 views

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Current Level
1.006 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
1.041 mASD
24h Min
1.006 mASD
Typical Range
0.39 - 1.33
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.91 mASD
16 Mar 2013
Since Nov 2012
Current level is 26% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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

Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 7h
23 Aug 23:00 ▬ steady 1.006 mASD
23 Aug 22:45 ▬ steady 1.006 mASD
23 Aug 22:30 ▬ steady 1.007 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▬ steady 1.007 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.007 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▬ steady 1.008 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▬ steady 1.008 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▬ steady 1.008 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▬ steady 1.008 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▬ steady 1.008 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▬ steady 1.009 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.009 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 ▬ steady 1.010 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 ▬ steady 1.011 mASD
23 Aug 18:00 ▬ steady 1.011 mASD
23 Aug 17:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.011 mASD
23 Aug 17:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.012 mASD
23 Aug 17:15 ▬ steady 1.015 mASD
23 Aug 17:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.015 mASD
23 Aug 16:15 1.016 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 14 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.9 km away).

6flood warnings 60flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Mar 2026River Witham and River Bain between Woodhall Spa to Tattershall

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 2 11
2025 0 4
2024 0 7
2023 3 7
2021 0 6
2020 0 3
2019 1 5
2018 0 1
2016 0 1
2013 0 3
2012 0 4
2010 0 1
2009 0 1
2008 0 4
2007 0 2

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 Chapel Hill flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Chapel Hill
  • Watercourse: River Witham
  • Nearest Town: Chapel Hill
  • County: Lincolnshire
  • Coordinates: 53°4'14"N 0°11'49"W (53.070452, -0.196967)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: E4403
  • EA Gauge ID: E4403-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: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Witham
  • Datum: 0.470m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.386 – 1.333 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.01 mASD (EA at 23 Aug 23:00)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Witham at Chapel Hill flooding today?

The current level is 1.01m, which is within the typical range of 0.39 to 1.33m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Chapel Hill?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Witham at Chapel Hill?

The typical range at this station is 0.39m to 1.33m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.33m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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