Environment Agency monitoring station
Newark Balderton
Lowfield Drain · Balderton · Lower Trent and Erewash catchment
EA station reference
4690
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- Lowfield Drain
- Catchment
- Lower Trent and Erewash
- Nearest named place
- Balderton
- EA opening date
- 5 November 2021
- Coordinates
- 53.04860, -0.78148
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- River Trent at Newark including WinthorpeDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRNEWARK
- River Trent at Gibsmere and Gipsy Lane at Bleasby including riverside farmsDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRGIBSMERE
- River Trent at Newark Cattle Market including Kelham Road, Cullen Close, Sandhills Park and Sandhills CloseDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRNEWCAT
- River Trent at Newark Sugar Factory and Kelham Bridge including the A616 Great North RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRSUGARNWK
- River Trent at Holme including the properties on the riverside of the A1133Designated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRHOLME
- River Trent at Newark Tolney Lane and Riverside Marinas including Tolney Lane Caravan ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRTOLNEY
- River Trent at North Muskham and low lying farmsDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRNTHMUSKHM
- River Trent at South Muskham and Little Carlton including Slake Lane, Great North Road, Kelham Lane, Crow Lane and Ollerton RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRSTMUSKHM
- River Devon, Smite and tributaries from Knipton to the River Trent at Newark on TrentDesignated alert area · EA ref 034WAF419
- Rivers Trent and Devon at Farndon including properties around Farndon and Fosse RoadsDesignated warning area · EA ref 034FWFTRFARNDON
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.