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Whaddon water level

River gauge, Whaddon Brook, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

0.43m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.06 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

History
0.20.30.4mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Whaddon Brook at Whaddon is above normal at 0.43 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.29 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.15 m above typical. A year ago it stood at 0.43 m as well.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.42 m and 0.44 m.

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
0.29 m0.15 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.45 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.17 m – 0.46 m
Same day last year
0.43 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.42 m – 0.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.43 m – 0.62 m
Highest on record
1.06 mJanuary 2, 2003
Lowest on record
0.06 mOctober 5, 1997

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.7 mm, 93% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 2.7 mm, 95% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 57% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 14° 7° 3.3 mm, 47% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 0.5 mm, 37% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 33 mm, 73% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 45%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WimpoleRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Normal ±0 3.2 km
Haslingfield Burnt MillRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.08 m Low ±0 8.0 km
CombertonRiver gauge, Bourn Brook 0.11 m Normal +0.02 m 8.5 km
Bourn BrookRiver gauge 0.26 m Normal +0.01 m 11 km
Cambridge Byron's PoolRiver gauge, River Rhee 0.45 m Low ±0 11 km
DernfordRiver gauge, River Cam 0.08 m Low +0.01 m 11 km
StaplefordRiver gauge, River Granta 0.03 m Very low ±0 12 km
Bin BrookRiver gauge 0.17 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

Is Whaddon Brook at Whaddon higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.43 m.

What is a normal level for Whaddon Brook at Whaddon in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.45 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Whaddon today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 03:30 BST, the water level was 0.43 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Whaddon rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Whaddon normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Whaddon?

The highest level on record is 1.06 m on January 2, 2003. The lowest is 0.06 m on October 5, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22103 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.10181, -0.01738 (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 0.43 m 2026-10-18 02:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Whaddon (ea:E22103). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cambridgeshire/whaddon

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