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Rose 1.19 m since 16:15 — peaked 0.97 at 22:45, now 0.71 and easing
0.71

Haddiscoe

Waveney
Broadland Rivers catchment • St Olaves • Norfolk • ID: E23917 • Level
(24m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 129 views

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Current Level
0.713 mAOD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 0.97
24h Max
0.974 mAOD
24h Min
-0.212 mAOD
Typical Range
0.18 - 1.39
mAOD
Highest Recorded
1.79 mAOD
EA official record
A 3.91 reading (16 Mar 2013) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +26 cm over 6h
10 Oct 01:30 ▼ -3 cm 0.713 mAOD
10 Oct 01:15 ▼ -2 cm 0.743 mAOD
10 Oct 01:00 ▼ -4 cm 0.766 mAOD
10 Oct 00:45 ▼▼ -6 cm 0.809 mAOD
10 Oct 00:30 ▼ -9 cm 0.866 mAOD
10 Oct 00:00 ▼ -2 cm 0.957 mAOD
09 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.974 mAOD
09 Oct 23:30 ▲ +5 cm 0.974 mAOD
09 Oct 22:30 ▲ +4 cm 0.919 mAOD
09 Oct 22:15 ▲ +4 cm 0.882 mAOD
09 Oct 22:00 ▲ +4 cm 0.843 mAOD
09 Oct 21:45 ▲ +4 cm 0.803 mAOD
09 Oct 21:30 ▲ +4 cm 0.760 mAOD
09 Oct 21:15 ▲ +5 cm 0.717 mAOD
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +4 cm 0.671 mAOD
09 Oct 20:45 ▲ +4 cm 0.628 mAOD
09 Oct 20:30 ▲ +4 cm 0.586 mAOD
09 Oct 20:15 ▲ +5 cm 0.546 mAOD
09 Oct 20:00 ▲ +5 cm 0.501 mAOD
09 Oct 19:45 0.455 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Haddiscoe
  • Watercourse: River Waveney
  • Nearest Town: St Olaves
  • County: Norfolk
  • Nearest reservoir: Ormesby (15.9 km) · 87.4% full (as of 28 Dec 2025)
  • Coordinates: 52°31'51"N 1°37'22"E (52.530823, 1.622843)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 26 Mar 1991
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E23917
  • RLOI id: 6209 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E23917-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 31 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Broadland Rivers
  • Typical Range: 0.183 – 1.390 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.74 mAOD (EA at 10 Oct 01:15)

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

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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.

18 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 20.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 17 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Anglian Water · into Tributary Of The River Waveney · 20.3 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 50 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into Tin River, Trib R. Waveney Nt · 32.0 km upstream along the river
18 spills · 92 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Tin River, Trib R. Waveney Nt · 32.0 km upstream along the river
18 spills · 51 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Waveney · 32.1 km upstream along the river
18 spills · 46 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Waveney · 32.3 km upstream along the river
12 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into River Waveney · 37.7 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Starston Beck · 56.3 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 72 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Anglian Water · into River Dove · 70.4 km upstream along the river
5 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

10 more further upstream, up to 82.7 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.

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Anglian Water · into Ditch Tributary Of Boyes Dyke · 4.4 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
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 →

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 1.39 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 1 day.

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

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 2006 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 4.5 km away).

15severe warnings 121flood warnings 651flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Jan 2026 — Isolated low lying properties along the tidal River Waveney

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1 40
2025 0 11 27
2024 0 22 81
2023 0 10 47
2022 0 14 37
2021 0 2 55
2020 0 17 50
2019 0 7 27
2018 0 2 37
2017 6 15 33
2016 0 0 11
2015 0 6 20
2014 0 2 4
2013 6 12 22
2012 0 0 10
2011 0 0 13
2010 0 0 22
2009 0 0 15
2008 0 0 33
2007 3 0 51
2006 0 0 16

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 St Olaves flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Waveney at Haddiscoe flooding today?

The current level is 0.71m, which is within the typical range of 0.18 to 1.39m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Haddiscoe?

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 Waveney at Haddiscoe?

The typical range at this station is 0.18m to 1.39m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.39m 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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