Environment Agency monitoring station
Welches Dam
Counter Drain · Welches Dam · Old Bedford including the Middle Level catchment
EA station reference
E62201
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
- Counter Drain
- Catchment
- Old Bedford including the Middle Level
- Nearest named place
- Welches Dam
- EA opening date
- 1 July 1995
- Coordinates
- 52.45168, 0.16397
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.
- Hundred Foot Washes, also known as the Ouse Washes, including the causeways at Earith, Sutton Gault and WelneyDesignated warning area · EA ref 052WAFHFW
- Coveney, Witchford, Little Downham, Littleport, Welney, Southery, Hilgay and DenverDesignated warning area · EA ref 052FWFHFWFDCD
- St. Thomas Place, Bartholemews Walk, The Dock, Station Road, Angel Drove, Stutney Causeway, Bridge Road, Waterside, Annesdale and Ship LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 052FWFELY
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.