Locate nearby English level gauges and compare recent readings with the historical record. Compare listed sources, access requirements and evidence for river level monitoring england.
Gauge datum can differ from ordnance datum; a nearby gauge may not represent the site water level.
Discover sources with MCP
Add this server to an HTTP-compatible MCP client, then call get_source to inspect the first source. The tool call is shown separately from the client configuration. Review upstream access details before requesting data.
Free open data; no authentication or registration; Open Government Licence (version 3 per licence URL in docs); attribution statement requested
Useful for
Use cases llm-inferred
Nearest river-level and flow gauge lookup for FRA baseline flow context · Historic level and flow readings via startdate/enddate for hydrological model calibration · Flood warning and flood area screening within a radius of a site (lat/long/dist filter) · Latest rainfall and level readings as a context check for drainage strategy studies
Labelled a trial/beta service; feedback requested · No service-level guarantee; should not be relied on for safety-critical applications · Does not replace the Agency's official channels for notifying the public of floods · Responses may be redirected at high load or in future versions; clients must follow standard HTTP redirects · Responses may be cached briefly; custom filtering reduces cache hits · Readings are sometimes updated in batches, so a complete history needs the since filter · Some endpoints impose a length limit by default; check the metadata limit and offset values · No rate limit documented; the docs recommend one call every 15 minutes (data/readings?latest) rather than crawling every station
Hydrological station metadata and quality-labelled flow, level, groundwater and rainfall time series.
What's in it
Data offered docs-verified
river flow 15-min instantaneous (m3/s) · river flow daily mean/min/max (m3/s) · river level 15-min instantaneous (m) · river level daily min/max (m) · rainfall 15-min total (mm) · rainfall daily total (mm) · groundwater level dipped (mAOD) · groundwater level logged, sub-daily (mAOD) · water quality 15-min instantaneous: dissolved oxygen (% and mg/L), fDOM (RFU), blue-green algae (RFU), turbidity (NTU), chlorophyll (µg/L), conductivity (µS/cm), temperature (°C), ammonium (mg/L), nitrate (mg/L as N), pH
Coverage llm-inferred
England
Resolution docs-verified
typically 15 min (sub-daily) and daily
Formats docs-verified
JSON · CSV · GeoJSON · HTML · RDF/XML · Turtle
Access llm-inferred
No authentication (per catalogue); free; Open Government Licence 3.0
Useful for
Use cases llm-inferred
FRA baseline flows and levels from nearest gauge · Rainfall and river level context for flood event review · Groundwater level baseline for site investigation or geotechnical assessment · Water quality baseline (dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nitrate) for ecological or pollution assessment
Hard limit of 2,000,000 rows per call that cannot be overridden; soft limit of 100,000 rows per call (overridable with _limit) · Hard limit is subject to review and may be reduced if the service is overloaded · Bulk downloads should use the batch API; otherwise keep to one non-batch request in flight at a time · Concurrency limits may be enforced per IP address, and excessive demand may lead to blocking · Logged groundwater sub-daily values may mix 15-min and hourly intervals · Station identifiers are not always unique; some stations need a composite key with a wiskiID · HTML views are intended for debugging and development, not for presentation to consumers
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the UK Environment Agency's Real Time Flood Monitoring API. This server allows you to access near real-time flood warnings, water level measurements, flow data, and monitoring station information.
What's in it
Data offered docs-verified
flood warnings and alerts with severity levels · flood areas · water level readings · flow readings · temperature readings · wind readings · monitoring station information · historical readings
Coverage docs-verified
UK per docs (ENTRY regions says England only; verify)
Update frequency docs-verified
every 15 minutes
Formats docs-verified
MCP stdio
Access docs-verified
Free/open: no API key or registration. Server code MIT; data under the Open Government Licence v3
Useful for
Use cases llm-inferred
Nearest-gauge river level and flow context for FRA baseline · Check live flood warnings and alerts for a site's catchment · Pull recent level and flow readings for hydrological baseline review · Locate monitoring stations within a set radius of a project site
No service level guarantee; not suitable for safety-critical applications · Upstream Environment Agency API is Beta · Responses may be cached for short periods · List tools capped at 500 items (default 50; readings default 100), 60 KB truncation; use limit/offset to paginate · Coverage conflict: docs say UK, ENTRY metadata says England
Which listed sources support River level monitoring England?
Start with EA Flood Monitoring API, EA Hydrology API, EA Flood MCP. Locate nearby English level gauges and compare recent readings with the historical record.
What should I check before using these sources for river level monitoring england?
Gauge datum can differ from ordnance datum; a nearby gauge may not represent the site water level.
How do I inspect EA Flood Monitoring API through MCP?
Connect an MCP client to https://terramcp.earth/mcp and call get_source with slug ea-flood-monitoring-api. Review its provenance, access requirements and limitations before contacting the upstream service. Discovery does not make every listed source directly executable through the router.
Are these sources free and independently verified?
Access and licence terms belong to each upstream provider; some products require registration or payment. Open each listing for evidence, health status and enrichment provenance. A wrapper and its underlying API can refer to the same dataset and are not independent observations.