Environment Agency monitoring station
Dowsby Fen
South Forty Foot Drain · Gosberton Clough · Witham catchment
EA station reference
E47061
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
- South Forty Foot Drain
- Catchment
- Witham
- Nearest named place
- Gosberton Clough
- EA opening date
- 1 August 2013
- Coordinates
- 52.84949, -0.27598
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.
- Isolated properties and villages west South Forty Foot from Dyke Fen upstream, via Caswell's Bridge to Donington High Bridge on Horbling Fen downstreamDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFPSFD01
- Isolated properties and villages in low lying areas west of the South Forty Foot Drain from north Heckington to Bourne, including property at Northbeck, Scredlington, Spanby, Swaton, Osbournby, Haconby and SpanbyDesignated alert area · EA ref 053WAF122SFF
- Lower River Glen from Greatford to Surfleet Seas End, including the Bourne Eau in Bourne and the area around Kates Bridge, Baston and PinchbeckDesignated alert area · EA ref 055WAF139GBE
- Area at risk from the furthest extent of tidal flooding from Holland Fen to Northgate, including Swineshead, Kirton, Donington and GosbertonDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWTWASH3B
- Areas near Billingborough Ousemere Lode in Billingborough and Horbling New Cut in HorblingDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFPSFD02
- Western areas of Spalding on the left bank of the River Welland and areas around Pinchbeck, including Crossgate, Pode Hole and Little LondonDesignated warning area · EA ref 055FWTWELL4A
- West End and Swaton Lane areas of SwatonDesignated warning area · EA ref 053FWFPSFD03
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.