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Gainsborough

Trent 🌊 Tidal
Lower Trent and Erewash catchment • Gainsborough • Nottinghamshire • ID: 4099 • 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
0.762 mASD
▼ Falling (-17cm/hr)
24h Max
1.943 mASD
24h Min
0.270 mASD
Typical Range
0.80 - 5.00
mASD
Highest Recorded
5.68 mASD
10 Nov 2000
Since Apr 1993
Current level is 13% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

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 · -96 cm over 6h
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -22 cm 0.762 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -5 cm 0.979 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -4 cm 1.025 mASD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -5 cm 1.063 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼▼ -5 cm 1.112 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -5 cm 1.165 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -5 cm 1.213 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▼▼ -5 cm 1.261 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼▼ -5 cm 1.311 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼▼ -6 cm 1.362 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼▼ -6 cm 1.422 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼▼ -8 cm 1.486 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 ▼▼ -11 cm 1.569 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 ▼▼ -12 cm 1.675 mASD
23 Aug 18:15 ▼▼ -10 cm 1.797 mASD
23 Aug 18:00 ▼ -2 cm 1.893 mASD
23 Aug 17:45 ▲ +3 cm 1.916 mASD
23 Aug 17:30 ▲▲ +7 cm 1.885 mASD
23 Aug 17:15 ▲▲ +9 cm 1.817 mASD
23 Aug 17:00 1.723 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2016 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.9 km away).

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Most recent flood warning: 6 Jan 2024River Trent at Beckingham Marsh

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 1 0
2019 2 0
2016 1 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 Gainsborough flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Gainsborough
  • Watercourse: River Trent
  • Nearest Town: Gainsborough
  • County: Nottinghamshire
  • Coordinates: 53°23'34"N 0°46'37"W (53.392687, -0.776833)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Apr 1993
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 4099
  • EA Gauge ID: 4099-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 148 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lower Trent and Erewash
  • Typical Range: 0.804 – 5.000 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.85 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 Gainsborough flooding today?

The current level is 0.76m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Gainsborough?

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 Gainsborough?

The typical range at this station is 0.80m to 5.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.00m 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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