Brampton Racecourse water level
River gauge, Alconbury Brook, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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
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