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Current Level
0.030 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.030 mASD
24h Min
0.018 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.35
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.19 mASD
EA official record
1.02 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 3% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 6 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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.
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 →
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 Goulceby flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 Groundwater-fedSlow and steady — fed largely by groundwater, so levels change gradually, not in sudden spikes.
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).
Baseflow Index
0.84
groundwater-fed — slow & steady
Avg Annual Rainfall
757 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +2% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.2%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
2.54 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
9.59 m³/s
11 Jun 2019 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Crump weir gauging a rural catchment with mixed geology, located in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
More detail
The catchment
Catchment on the scarp slope of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Underlain by Chalk and s'st with more than half of the catchment covered with superficial deposits, mainly Boulder Clay and some sands and gravels. Rural catchment, predominantly arable farming.
The station
Free-fall drop under bridge calibrated by c/m until Dec 1969 and standard full-range Crump profile weir (crest length 4.877m) since Aug 1971 (no records between).
How it measures flow
Three ratings applied across period of record, the first pre-weir, the second valid from 1971 when Crump installed, the third from 1979 following rating review.
Flow regime
Regime influenced by gw abstraction/recharge. Abstraction for irrigation could have significant effect on low flows in dry summers. Reservoir(s) in catchment affect runoff.
The flow record
Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2023 (WINFAP Files v12).
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Bain at Goulceby flooding today?
The current level is 0.03m, which is within the typical range of 0.02 to 0.35m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Goulceby?
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 Bain at Goulceby?
The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.35m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.35m 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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