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Brampton Racecourse water level

River gauge, Alconbury Brook, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.10 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

History
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.06 m, Alconbury Brook at Brampton Racecourse is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.10 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.05 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.10 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.05 m – 1.12 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 1.51 m
Same day last year
0.05 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 0.76 m
Highest on record
2.10 mApril 10, 1998
Lowest on record
0.04 mOctober 6, 2011

On the river at Brampton Racecourse

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 3.4 mm, 85% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 15° 10° 6.2 mm, 98% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 9.8 mm, 57% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.1 mm, 53% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 0.3 mm, 32% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 28 mm, 65% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on Alconbury Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Alconbury WestonRiver gauge, Alconbury Brook 0.11 m Very low ±0 5.9 km
HamertonRiver gauge, Alconbury Brook 1.02 m Normal ±0 14 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BramptonRiver gauge, Brampton Brook 9.15 m Normal +0.01 m 1.1 km
Brampton SluiceRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.15 m Normal −0.02 m 1.9 km
GodmanchesterRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.40 m Normal −0.02 m 3.8 km
OffordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.42 m Normal −0.03 m 6.0 km
HoughtonRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.25 m Low −0.04 m 7.3 km
HemingfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.19 m Normal +0.01 m 8.6 km
St NeotsRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.87 m Normal +0.02 m 10 km
Hail WestonRiver gauge, River Kym 0.02 m Low ±0 10 km

Questions and answers

How does Alconbury Brook at Brampton Racecourse compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.05 m.

What is a normal level for Alconbury Brook at Brampton Racecourse in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 1.12 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brampton Racecourse today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Brampton Racecourse rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Brampton Racecourse normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brampton Racecourse?

The highest level on record is 2.10 m on April 10, 1998. The lowest is 0.04 m on October 6, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E21713 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.33060, -0.22797 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.06 m 2026-10-18 16:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brampton Racecourse (ea:E21713). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/brampton-racecourse

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