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New York

West Fen Catchwater Drain
Witham catchment • New York • Lincolnshire • ID: E4413 • Level
(21m ago) • 1 reading/hr • 195 views

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Current Level
0.616 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.629 mASD
24h Min
0.616 mASD
Typical Range
0.09 - 1.10
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.73 mASD
EA official record
1.73 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 36% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 7h
08 Oct 16:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.616 mASD
08 Oct 15:30 ▬ steady 0.618 mASD
08 Oct 15:20 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.618 mASD
08 Oct 15:00 ▬ steady 0.619 mASD
08 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.619 mASD
08 Oct 14:30 ▬ steady 0.620 mASD
08 Oct 14:15 ▬ steady 0.620 mASD
08 Oct 14:00 ▬ steady 0.620 mASD
08 Oct 13:45 ▬ steady 0.620 mASD
08 Oct 13:20 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.620 mASD
08 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.621 mASD
08 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.621 mASD
08 Oct 12:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.621 mASD
08 Oct 11:50 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.622 mASD
08 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.623 mASD
08 Oct 11:05 ▬ steady 0.624 mASD
08 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.624 mASD
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.625 mASD
08 Oct 10:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.625 mASD
08 Oct 10:00 0.626 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E4413
  • RLOI id: 6227 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E4413-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~17 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Witham
  • Datum: 1.250m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.094 – 1.100 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.62 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 15:30)

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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💧 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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Anglian Water · into Car Dyke Meth'gham Delph Rive · upstream (distance along the river not measured)
55 spills · 668 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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 River Bain · 3.4 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
38 spills · 537 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Soke Dyke R Witham · 5.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
1 spill · 6 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.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.10 m on about 5 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 2 days
2024 3 days
2023 10 days
2022 0 days
2021 1 day
2020 2 days
2019 29 days
2018 2 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 6 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 4.9 km away).

8flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 6 Jan 2025 — River Bain near Haltham and Kirkby on Bain

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 1 0
2023 4 0
2019 2 0
2007 1 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. See also the New York flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 6 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the West Fen Catchwater Drain at New York flooding today?

The current level is 0.62m, which is within the typical range of 0.09 to 1.10m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at New York?

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 West Fen Catchwater Drain at New York?

The typical range at this station is 0.09m to 1.10m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.10m 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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