Witham catchment
• Wainfleet St Mary • Lincolnshire • ID: E1675 • Level
(26m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 200 views
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Current Level
0.807 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.817 mASD
24h Min
0.789 mASD
Typical Range
0.00 - 1.60
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.24 mASD
EA official record
2.18 in our data (since Sep 2020)
Current level is 36% of this
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Flood alert
Hunstanton coast in Norfolk
Strong winds and large waves this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 17:15pm to 21:15pm on Saturday 10th October
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers or on the coast, with spray being seen on the seafront paths. Flood gates in the area will be closed by the Local Authority which will make access difficult. Please take notice of the Flood Sign at the top of South Beach Road. The detailed forecast is for a peak level at King's Lynn of 3.97mAODN at 19:15pm, on 10 October, which is 0.12m above tide tables, Wind Force 7, Westerly. The high tide tomorrow at 07:15am is expected to also be above flood alert thresholds.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid beaches and coastal promenades, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 9:00PM on Saturday 10 October or as the situation changes.
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.
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, the nearest 10.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.
Anglian Water · into Unnamed Drain Steeping Haven · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
0 spills · 0 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.60 m
on about 2 days.
This year so far: 0 days.
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20200 days patchy data
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 10 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).
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 Wainfleet St Mary flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 10 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Steeping at Wainfleet flooding today?
The current level is 0.81m, which is within the typical range of 0.00 to 1.60m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Wainfleet?
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 Steeping at Wainfleet?
The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 1.60m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.60m 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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