Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir water level

Name: Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Willow Brook, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.09m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Willow Brook at Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir is at 0.09 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 2.50 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.01 m and 0.30 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.00 m – 2.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.01 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.03 m – 0.14 m
Highest on record: 4.51 mNovember 24, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.00 mOctober 29, 1997

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.3 mm, 51% Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 8.1 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 11° 10° 9.4 mm, 69% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 1.1 mm, 57% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 0.6 mm, 42% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 9° 7° 20 mm, 65% Wind 29 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on Willow Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
FotheringhayRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.13 m	Normal	±0	15 km
Leicester Ash StreetRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.21 m	Normal	−0.01 m	35 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BrigstockRiver gauge, Harpers Brook	0.04 m	Low	+0.04 m	4.7 km
Great Easton Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, River Welland	0.28 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.4 km
Barford BridgeRiver gauge, River Ise	0.02 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.4 km
AshleyRiver gauge, River Welland	0.04 m	Normal	±0	10 km
Old Mill Bridge, LowickRiver gauge, Harpers Brook	0.16 m	Normal	+0.04 m	11 km
TixoverRiver gauge, River Welland	0.18 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Stockerston Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Eye Brook	0.06 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
LilfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.36 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Willow Brook at Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 2.50 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir?

The highest level on record is 4.51 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 29, 1997.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E1310 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.49389, -0.64929 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.09 m	2026-10-19 15:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Weldon Flood Storage Reservoir (ea:E1310). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/weldon-flood-storage-reservoir

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer