Dakyn Road Inlet water level

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

River gauge, Bushby Brook, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.55m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST (32 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Dakyn Road Inlet reads 0.55 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.54 m to 0.98 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.54 m and 0.59 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: 0.54 m – 0.98 m
Highest on record: 1.58 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.52 mDecember 4, 2017

On the river at Dakyn Road Inlet

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 9° 9.2 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 12 mm, 99% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 6.4 mm, 57% Wind 40 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 1.8 mm, 49% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 22 mm, 90% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° 8.2 mm, 59% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 16° 10° 4.8 mm, 54% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on Bushby Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Leicester Uppingham RoadRiver gauge, Bushby Brook	0.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	0.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Spinney Hill ParkRiver gauge, Evington Brook	0.05 m	Normal	−0.08 m	3.3 km
Leicester Cannock StreetRiver gauge, Melton Brook	0.26 m	Normal	±0	3.7 km
Leicester Ash StreetRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.20 m	Normal	−0.10 m	3.7 km
OadbyRiver gauge, Wash Brook	0.12 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.5 km
Freemans WeirRiver gauge, River Soar	0.19 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.4 km
Syston TownRiver gauge, Barkby Brook	0.12 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.0 km
Great GlenRiver gauge, River Sence	0.88 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.0 km
SystonRiver gauge, River Wreake	1.49 m	Normal	+0.02 m	8.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Bushby Brook at Dakyn Road Inlet?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.54 m to 0.98 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 0.55 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dakyn Road Inlet today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.55 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Dakyn Road Inlet rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Dakyn Road Inlet 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 Dakyn Road Inlet?

The highest level on record is 1.58 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.52 m on December 4, 2017.

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:46109 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.63619, -1.05569 (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	0.55 m	2026-10-20 06:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Dakyn Road Inlet (ea:46109). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/dakyn-road-inlet

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