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Welney Causeway

Great Ouse
Old Bedford including the Middle Level catchment • Welney Causeway • Norfolk • ID: E21341 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 222 views

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Current Level
0.542 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.561 mASD
24h Min
0.532 mASD
Typical Range
0.46 - 2.40
mASD
Highest Recorded
4.13 mASD
EA official record
A 5.15 reading (18 May 2001) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 13% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.542 mASD
08 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.546 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.542 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.548 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.542 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.544 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.546 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.542 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.548 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.540 mASD
07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.540 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.537 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.535 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.532 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.533 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.534 mASD
07 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.538 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.542 mASD
07 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.542 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 0.542 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Welney Causeway
  • Watercourse: River Great Ouse
  • Nearest Town: Welney Causeway
  • County: Norfolk
  • Coordinates: 52°31'8"N 0°15'7"E (52.518826, 0.252026)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 17 May 1988
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E21341
  • RLOI id: 6245 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E21341-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Old Bedford including the Middle Level
  • Typical Range: 0.459 – 2.400 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.54 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.40 m on about 34 days. This year so far: 40 days.

2026 40 days so far
2025 7 days
2024 80 days, 23 of them high · 23 high
2023 63 days patchy data
2022 7 days patchy data
2021 42 days, 15 of them high · 15 high
2020 54 days, 5 of them high · 5 high patchy data
2019 41 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2018 35 days
2017 1 day

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. The darker part is days above 3.32 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 3.2 km away).

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Most recent flood alert: 28 Feb 2026 — Hundred Foot Washes in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 11
2025 0 8
2024 0 27
2023 0 14
2022 0 4
2021 0 4
2020 0 6
2019 0 5
2018 0 4
2017 0 1
2016 0 2
2015 0 1
2014 0 3
2013 0 5
2012 0 7

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 Welney Causeway 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.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Great Ouse at Welney Causeway flooding today?

The current level is 0.54m, which is within the typical range of 0.46 to 2.40m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Welney Causeway?

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 Great Ouse at Welney Causeway?

The typical range at this station is 0.46m to 2.40m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.40m 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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