Bourn Brook water level

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

River gauge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:45 BST (47 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Bourn Brook is at 0.26 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.22 m to 0.50 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.13 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: 0.22 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.13 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.19 m – 0.28 m
Highest on record: 3.08 mOctober 21, 2001
Lowest on record: 0.03 mOctober 18, 2003

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.

About Bourn Brook

Bourn Brook is a minor tributary of the River Cam in Cambridgeshire, England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.7 mm, 91% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 3.3 mm, 96% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.8 mm, 53% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 14° 7° 3.7 mm, 51% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.3 mm, 33% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 31 mm, 67% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on Bourn Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CombertonRiver gauge, Bourn Brook	0.12 m	Normal	±0	6.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WimpoleRiver gauge, River Rhee	0.08 m	Normal	±0	8.2 km
Haslingfield Burnt MillRiver gauge, River Rhee	0.08 m	Low	±0	10 km
Bin BrookRiver gauge	0.17 m	Normal	±0	10 km
WhaddonRiver gauge, Whaddon Brook	0.43 m	High	±0	11 km
OakingtonRiver gauge, Oakington Brook	0.06 m	Low	+0.01 m	11 km
GirtonRiver gauge, Washpit Brook	0.81 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Cambridge Byron's PoolRiver gauge, River Rhee	0.46 m	Low	±0	11 km
Cambridge Jesus LockRiver gauge, River Cam	0.73 m	Normal	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Bourn Brook?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.22 m to 0.50 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bourn Brook today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:45 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bourn Brook rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bourn Brook 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 Bourn Brook?

The highest level on record is 3.08 m on October 21, 2001. The lowest is 0.03 m on October 18, 2003.

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:E24805 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.19264, -0.06444 (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	0.26 m	2026-10-18 23:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bourn Brook (ea:E24805). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/bourn-brook

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