Cam Towpath at Stourbridge Common
Stourbridge Common, CambridgeAlong the River Cam
Passable
Cam Towpath at Stourbridge Common is currently passable.
The river’s 3 cm below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.
Updated Holding steady over the last 8 h
River level at the gauge
0.71 mASDmeasured
River Cam at Cambridge Jesus Lock · 1.9 km away
See Environment Agency’s own readings for this gauge
Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 0.74 mASD · usually properly flooded above 0.92 mASD
The river’s sitting high in this gauge’s usual range.
This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.
About this path
The shared-use towpath along the lower Cam from Midsummer Common past Stourbridge Common towards Fen Ditton — the rowing-coach and commuter route out of Cambridge. The adjoining commons are the Cam's urban floodplain: the reach below Jesus Lock has flooded repeatedly, with boathouses inundated in the 2000–02 floods.
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From people on the ground
No reports yet. If you’ve been down, you’d be the first.
Other paths nearby
The closest paths we track, with today’s status — handy if this one’s flooded.
Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.