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Water Level Rising Slightly
Up 0.03 m since 00:30, rising slightly
0.89

Stamp End Sluice

Witham ⚙ Structure
Witham catchment • Lincoln • Lincolnshire • ID: E1406 • Level
(33m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 141 views

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Current Level
0.892 mASD
▲ Rising slightly (-2cm/hr)
24h Max
0.957 mASD
24h Min
0.827 mASD
Typical Range
0.85 - 0.99
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.55 mASD
EA official record
1.41 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 58% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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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.

Recent Readings

Rising · +0.9 cm over 5h
10 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.892 mASD
10 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.893 mASD
10 Oct 04:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.900 mASD
10 Oct 04:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.907 mASD
10 Oct 04:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.904 mASD
10 Oct 04:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.899 mASD
10 Oct 03:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.896 mASD
10 Oct 03:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.895 mASD
10 Oct 03:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.890 mASD
10 Oct 03:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.889 mASD
10 Oct 02:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.890 mASD
10 Oct 02:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.891 mASD
10 Oct 02:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.890 mASD
10 Oct 02:00 ▼ -1 cm 0.891 mASD
10 Oct 01:45 ▲ +4 cm 0.903 mASD
10 Oct 01:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.865 mASD
10 Oct 01:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.875 mASD
10 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.883 mASD
10 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.888 mASD
10 Oct 00:30 0.883 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Stamp End Sluice
  • Watercourse: River Witham
  • Nearest Town: Lincoln
  • County: Lincolnshire
  • Coordinates: 53°13'43"N 0°31'44"W (53.228743, -0.528903)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E1406
  • RLOI id: 6045 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E1406-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 5 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Witham
  • Datum: 3.480m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.846 – 0.988 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.89 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 05:15)

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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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.

17 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 17 report not discharging.

💧
Anglian Water · into Brayford Pool · 1.3 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 Skellingthorpe Main Drain · 6.0 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 · 6.7 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 182 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Unnamed Tributary River Witham · 14.8 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 200 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Witham · 16.9 km upstream along the river
48 spills · 233 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Brant · 20.5 km upstream along the river
23 spills · 362 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into The Beck · 27.3 km upstream along the river
37 spills · 183 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into River Witham · 31.9 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 248 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

9 more further upstream, up to 78.5 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 Sincil Dyke · 910 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Greetwell Beck · 2.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
2 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Unknown Trib. · 4.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
5 spills · 38 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Unknown Trib. Boultham Catchwa · 5.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
22 spills · 29 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Tributary Of Catchwater Drain · 5.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Dyke Trib Skellingthorpe Main · 5.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
25 spills · 80 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into The Reepham Beck · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

3 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are 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 0.99 m on about 9 days. This year so far: 6 days.

2026 6 days, 2 of them high · 2 high so far
2025 4 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 8 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2023 14 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2022 7 days
2021 13 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2020 3 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2019 27 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2018 0 days
2017 3 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.07 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 16 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 km away).

1severe warning 27flood warnings 128flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 13 Mar 2026 — Heighington Beck in Heighington

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 14 22
2025 0 1 7
2024 0 2 7
2023 0 3 7
2022 0 0 1
2021 0 0 9
2020 0 0 7
2019 0 2 16
2018 0 0 6
2016 0 0 3
2014 0 0 3
2013 0 0 3
2012 0 0 16
2010 0 0 2
2009 0 0 2
2008 0 1 8
2007 1 4 9

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 Lincoln flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 16 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Witham at Stamp End Sluice flooding today?

The current level is 0.89m, which is within the typical range of 0.85 to 0.99m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stamp End Sluice?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising slightly. 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 Stamp End Sluice?

The typical range at this station is 0.85m to 0.99m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.99m 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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