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Diss

Waveney
Broadland Rivers catchment • Diss • Suffolk • ID: E24814 • Level
(46m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 161 views

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Current Level
0.260 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.261 mASD
24h Min
0.256 mASD
Typical Range
0.00 - 0.95
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.60 mASD
EA official record
A 3.05 reading (12 May 2016) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 16% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.260 mASD
08 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 03:30 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 03:15 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 03:00 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 02:30 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 02:00 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 0.261 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Diss
  • Watercourse: River Waveney
  • Nearest Town: Diss
  • County: Suffolk
  • Coordinates: 52°22'17"N 1°5'59"E (52.371419, 1.099743)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Feb 2000
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E24814
  • RLOI id: 6088 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E24814-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Broadland Rivers
  • Datum: 21.900m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.000 – 0.950 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.26 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 05:00)

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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💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Anglian Water · into Unnamed Tributary River Wavene · 800 m away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Trib Of River Frenze · 1.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

5 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.95 m on about 9 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 22 days, 16 of them high · 16 high
2023 23 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2022 0 days
2021 22 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2020 10 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2019 1 day
2018 3 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.06 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Waveney at Diss flooding today?

The current level is 0.26m, which is within the typical range of 0.00 to 0.95m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Diss?

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 Waveney at Diss?

The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 0.95m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.95m 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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