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-0.42

Keadby

Trent 🌊 Tidal
Lower Trent and Erewash catchment • Keadby • North Lincolnshire • ID: 4098 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
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Current Level
-0.420 mASD
▼ Falling (-24cm/hr)
24h Max
1.952 mASD
24h Min
-0.690 mASD
Typical Range
-0.44 - 3.95
mASD
Highest Recorded
6.31 mASD
EA official record
5.14 in our data (since Oct 2014)
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Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Falling · -221 cm over 6h
23 Aug 22:45 ▼▼ -30 cm -0.420 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼▼ -7 cm -0.122 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼▼ -8 cm -0.049 mASD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼▼ -8 cm 0.026 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼▼ -8 cm 0.103 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼▼ -8 cm 0.185 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼▼ -6 cm 0.268 mASD
23 Aug 20:05 ▼▼ -12 cm 0.326 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼▼ -9 cm 0.449 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼▼ -10 cm 0.541 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼▼ -10 cm 0.639 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼▼ -11 cm 0.743 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 ▼▼ -12 cm 0.856 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 ▼▼ -12 cm 0.972 mASD
23 Aug 18:15 ▼▼ -14 cm 1.094 mASD
23 Aug 18:00 ▼▼ -13 cm 1.231 mASD
23 Aug 17:45 ▼▼ -14 cm 1.362 mASD
23 Aug 17:30 ▼▼ -15 cm 1.505 mASD
23 Aug 17:15 ▼▼ -14 cm 1.652 mASD
23 Aug 17:00 1.787 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2013 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.1 km away).

2severe warnings 3flood warnings 31flood alerts

Most recent severe flood warning: 5 Dec 2013River Trent at Keadby

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2025 0 0 3
2024 0 0 7
2023 0 0 3
2022 0 0 2
2021 0 0 1
2020 0 0 4
2019 0 0 4
2018 0 0 3
2017 0 0 4
2013 2 3 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 Keadby flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Keadby
  • Watercourse: River Trent
  • Nearest Town: Keadby
  • County: North Lincolnshire
  • Coordinates: 53°35'31"N 0°44'17"W (53.591975, -0.738178)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Apr 1993
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 4098
  • EA Gauge ID: 4098-level-tidal_level-i-5_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 229 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~17 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lower Trent and Erewash
  • Typical Range: -0.440 – 3.948 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: -0.31 mASD (EA at 23 Aug 22:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Trent at Keadby flooding today?

The current level is -0.42m, which is within the typical range of -0.44 to 3.95m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Keadby?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Trent at Keadby?

The typical range at this station is -0.44m to 3.95m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.95m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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