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Comberton water level

River gauge, Bourn Brook, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.53 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

0.080.100.12mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.080.100.12mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Bourn Brook at Comberton is at 0.12 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 0.84 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.17 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
0.09 m – 0.84 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.14 m
Highest on record
2.53 mJune 14, 2007
Lowest on record
0.02 mNovember 9, 1993

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, Cambridgeshire

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

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.2 mm, 91% Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 2.5 mm, 96% Wind 13 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 14° 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 55%

Map

Other gauges on Bourn Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bourn BrookRiver gauge 0.26 m Normal ±0 6.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Haslingfield Burnt MillRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Low ±0 4.2 km
Bin BrookRiver gauge 0.18 m Normal +0.01 m 5.2 km
Cambridge Byron's PoolRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.46 m Low ±0 5.4 km
WimpoleRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Normal ±0 8.0 km
Cambridge Jesus LockRiver gauge, River Cam 0.74 m Normal +0.01 m 8.1 km
WhaddonRiver gauge, Whaddon Brook 0.43 m High ±0 8.5 km
GirtonRiver gauge, Washpit Brook 0.82 m Normal +0.01 m 8.6 km
OakingtonRiver gauge, Oakington Brook 0.06 m Low +0.02 m 9.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Bourn Brook at Comberton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 0.84 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Comberton today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 03:45 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Comberton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Comberton 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 Comberton?

The highest level on record is 2.53 m on June 14, 2007. The lowest is 0.02 m on November 9, 1993.

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:E19031 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.17505, 0.01962 (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 0.12 m 2026-10-19 02:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Comberton (ea:E19031). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/comberton

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