Venue Conditions

Dunham – 14/01/26 – the river has been reported to have gone over the bank earlier today.

Black Bank – 12/012/26 – Kestrel and Heron clear of ice, Kingfisher still mainly iced over.

Yaddlethorpe Ponds – 17/01/26 – All ponds clear

Medge Hall pond – 12/01/26 – still iced over, thin on the edges but gets thick about 1 meter out

Louth canal – 17/01/26 – Still up 2 foot like tea and flowing with some debris.

Besthorpe – 01/12/25 – the 2nd gate is now locked following recent rains and looks like staying locked for some time.

 

New – River levels

Hopefully, the gauges listed below will help you judge the current height of our river venues. All gauges are taken from Gaugemap.
The 5 day trend links show how the rivers have risen or fallen over the past 5 days.

R Ancholme, BriggR Ancholme, Brandy WharfR Ancholme, Bishopbridge
5 day trend5 day trend5 day trend (R Rase)
R Trent, Farndon. Gauge just upstream of LadypittR Trent, Cromwell Lock. Gauge at start of tidal TrentR Trent, N Muskham. Most downstream gauge on non-tidal Trent
5 day trend5 day trend5 day trend
R Idle, Mattersey, nearest gauge upstream of MistertonR Idle, Ordsall, nearest gauge upstream of LoundR Witham, Claypole, nearest gauge upstream of Long Bennington
5 day trend5 day trend5 day trend
Louth Canal, Thoresby, nearest gauge downstream of Tetney LockLouth Canal, Thoresby

Thoresby gauge

Click on the text above to see the water level.