Old Bedford including the Middle Level catchment
• Welney Causeway • Norfolk • ID: E21341 • Level
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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
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
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.
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.40 m
on about 34 days.
This year so far: 40 days.
202640 days so far
20257 days
202480 days, 23 of them high · 23 high
202363 days patchy data
20227 days patchy data
202142 days, 15 of them high · 15 high
202054 days, 5 of them high · 5 highpatchy data
201941 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
201835 days
20171 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).
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.
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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📮 Flood risk by postcode near this gauge
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands: