Environment Agency monitoring station
Wainfleet
River Steeping · Wainfleet St Mary · Witham catchment
EA station reference
E1675
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
- River Steeping
- Catchment
- Witham
- Nearest named place
- Wainfleet St Mary
- EA opening date
- 29 January 2002
- Coordinates
- 53.10346, 0.23181
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.
- Skegness including Seathorne, Winthorpe, Lincoln Road, the A158, the A52 and SeacroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWTLINC5D
- Wider area at risk from the East Fen Catchwater Drain, including Thorpe Fendykes, Friskney, Wrangle Bank, New Leake, Eastville and MidvilleDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFEWF2
- Properties near the Lady Wath Beck in Great Steeping, and properties near Wold Drain in FirsbyDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFSTEEP2
- River Steeping between Tetford and Wainfleet, including Stockwith Mill, Partney, Croft and Wainfleet. Tributaries may also affect Great SteepingDesignated alert area · EA ref 053WAF105TRS
- Seathorne, Skegness and Gibralter Point frontage including North and South ParadeDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWTLINC5B
- Wider area at risk from the River Steeping and Wainfleet Relief Channel around Thorpe St Peter and Wainfleet All SaintsDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFSTEEP5
- Properties near the Little River Lymn and Cowcroft Drain in CroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFSTEEP3
- Bilsby to Thorpe St Peter including Bonthorpe, Sloothby, Orby, Burgh le Marsh and Irby in the MarshDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWTLINC4D
- Merrifield Road, Rumbold Lane and Dovecote Lane in Wainfleet All SaintsDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFSTEEP4
- Wider area at risk from the Little River Lymn and Cowcroft Drain around Croft, including Croft Road and Church LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFSTEEP6
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.