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Leicester Ash Street water level

River gauge, Willow Brook, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.20m Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.62 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

0.10.20.3mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 20Oct 5Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Willow Brook at Leicester Ash Street is at 0.20 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 1.60 m.

It has dropped 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.13 m and 0.55 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 – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.13 m – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 0.35 m
Highest on record
1.62 mJune 22, 2023
Lowest on record
0.06 mSeptember 13, 2021

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 11° 17 mm, 99% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 13 mm, 90% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 1.6 mm, 60% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 11° 8° 28 mm, 88% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 11° 8° 3.0 mm, 87% Wind 30 km/h
25 Sun 17° 10° 2.7 mm, 38% Wind 23 km/h
26 Mon 17° 9° 4.8 mm, 37% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 69%

Map

Other gauges on Willow Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Weldon Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, Willow Brook 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 35 km
FotheringhayRiver gauge, Willow Brook 0.16 m Normal +0.03 m 48 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Spinney Hill ParkRiver gauge, Evington Brook 0.05 m Normal −0.02 m 0.9 km
Leicester Cannock StreetRiver gauge, Melton Brook 0.26 m Normal ±0 3.0 km
Freemans WeirRiver gauge, River Soar 0.19 m Normal −0.01 m 3.6 km
Dakyn Road InletRiver gauge, Bushby Brook 0.54 m Low −0.01 m 3.7 km
Leicester Uppingham RoadRiver gauge, Bushby Brook 0.12 m Normal −0.02 m 3.8 km
OadbyRiver gauge, Wash Brook 0.12 m Normal −0.01 m 6.0 km
Syston TownRiver gauge, Barkby Brook 0.12 m Normal ±0 6.5 km
Leicester Tuffleys WayRiver gauge, Thorpe Astley Brook 0.78 m Low +0.02 m 6.8 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Willow Brook at Leicester Ash Street?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 1.60 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 0.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Leicester Ash Street today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Leicester Ash Street rising or falling?

Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Leicester Ash Street 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 Leicester Ash Street?

The highest level on record is 1.62 m on June 22, 2023. The lowest is 0.06 m on September 13, 2021.

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:4676 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.64324, -1.10971 (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 0.20 m 2026-10-20 06:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Leicester Ash Street (ea:4676). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/leicester-ash-street

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