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South Forty Foot Drain at Dowsby Fen

Current River Level

0.910m

At 6:45am, Saturday 12th October BST
(5:45am, Saturday 12th October GMT)

Within the usual range for this location

Steady, no change from previous measurement at 6:30am, Saturday 12th October BST

Flood Warning Areas Covering Here

Area at risk from the furthest extent of tidal flooding from Holland Fen to Northgate

No current or recent warnings.

Isolated properties and villages in the west of the South Forty Foot Drain and its tributaries

No current or recent warnings.

Wider area of the South Forty Foot Drain

No current or recent warnings.

Minor watercourses of the South Forty Foot Drain

No current or recent warnings.

Far extent of Tidal Flooding from the Wash and Tidal Estuaries

No current or recent warnings.

Seven Day Level Chart

Long Term Level Chart

Darker blue shaded areas on long term data indicate maximum and minimum levels for the date (you may need to zoom in closer to see them).

Long term data may have gaps where the API data was not available.

Download long term data as csv

Note: CSV data will include any outlying values that have been ignored by our graphing system as probably erroneous (eg, because they are ridiculously high compared to the values either side of them). It is your responsibility to filter these out if necessary.

Important! If you are planning to retrieve the csv data automatically, you must read and understand the limitations on the data and its availability.

Location and Technical Data

  • Monitoring Station: Dowsby Fen
  • Watercourse: South Forty Foot Drain
  • Nearest Town/Village: Pointon and Sempringham
  • Local Authority: South Kesteven
  • Ceremonial County: Lincolnshire
  • Coordinates: 52°50'58"N 0°16'33"W (52.849491,-0.275979)
  • OS Grid: TF 16197 29392 (516197,329392)
  • Mapcode (Local): GBR GV1.91Z
  • Mapcode (Global): WHHM5.QMSW
  • Open Location Code: 9C4XRPXF+QJ
  • Maidenhead Locator System: IO92uu63
  • Environment Agency Location ID: E47061
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: E47061-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • River Levels Online ID: 6293
  • Water Information System ID: L30095
  • Operational Area: South Forty Foot Drain
  • Catchment Area: Witham
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Witham and Steeping
  • Environment Agency Region: Anglian
  • Datum Type: Above Stage Datum (ASD)
  • Stage Datum: -0.58m AOD

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

The usual range of the South Forty Foot Drain at Dowsby Fen is between 0.00m and 2.57m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The typical recent level of the South Forty Foot Drain at Dowsby Fen over the past 12 months has been between 0.28m and 3.37m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year.

The highest level ever recorded at the South Forty Foot Drain at Dowsby Fen is 3.70m, reached on Wednesday 10th March 1999 at 2:45pm.

Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.

Nearby Monitoring Locations

Other monitoring locations on the South Forty Foot Drain

South Forty Foot Drain Map

Monitoring locations on nearby rivers

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