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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.
(26m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 198 views

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Current Level
2.268 mASD
Trend unavailable
24h Max
3.600 mASD
24h Min
0.729 mASD
Typical Range
0.80 - 5.00
mASD
Highest Recorded
5.68 mASD
EA official record
5.68 in our data (since Apr 1993)
Current level is 40% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +143 cm over 5h
10 Sep 10:30 ▼▼ -12 cm 2.268 mASD
10 Sep 10:15 ▼▼ -14 cm 2.386 mASD
10 Sep 10:00 ▼▼ -18 cm 2.524 mASD
10 Sep 09:45 ▼▼ -24 cm 2.700 mASD
10 Sep 09:30 ▼▼ -26 cm 2.937 mASD
10 Sep 09:15 ▼▼ -38 cm 3.194 mASD
10 Sep 08:45 ▼ -3 cm 3.569 mASD
10 Sep 08:30 ▲▲ +6 cm 3.600 mASD
10 Sep 08:15 ▲▲ +12 cm 3.537 mASD
10 Sep 08:00 ▲▲ +16 cm 3.417 mASD
10 Sep 07:45 ▲▲ +20 cm 3.257 mASD
10 Sep 07:30 ▲▲ +24 cm 3.058 mASD
10 Sep 07:15 ▲▲ +31 cm 2.822 mASD
10 Sep 07:00 ▲▲ +36 cm 2.509 mASD
10 Sep 06:45 ▲▲ +36 cm 2.153 mASD
10 Sep 06:30 ▲▲ +41 cm 1.790 mASD
10 Sep 06:15 ▲▲ +60 cm 1.381 mASD
10 Sep 06:00 ▼ -3 cm 0.783 mASD
10 Sep 05:45 ▼ -3 cm 0.811 mASD
10 Sep 05:30 0.839 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: 158 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: 2.39 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 10:15)

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 2.27m, which is within the typical range of 0.80 to 5.00m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

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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