Leicester Cannock Street water level

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

River gauge, Melton Brook, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.26m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST (3 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Melton Brook at Leicester Cannock Street is at 0.26 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.17 m to 1.10 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.22 m and 0.32 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: 0.17 m – 1.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.22 m – 0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.23 m – 0.26 m
Highest on record: 1.94 mJanuary 6, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.15 mAugust 17, 2023

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

19 Mon 14° 9° 6.1 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 13 mm, 84% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 8.4 mm, 67% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 2.3 mm, 58% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 16 mm, 75% Wind 35 km/h

24 Sat 11° 7° 1.0 mm, 60% Wind 37 km/h

25 Sun 16° 10° 0.7 mm, 57% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Leicester Ash StreetRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.20 m	Normal	−0.10 m	3.0 km
Spinney Hill ParkRiver gauge, Evington Brook	0.05 m	Normal	−0.04 m	3.5 km
Dakyn Road InletRiver gauge, Bushby Brook	0.54 m	Low	−0.01 m	3.7 km
Syston TownRiver gauge, Barkby Brook	0.12 m	Normal	±0	3.8 km
Leicester Uppingham RoadRiver gauge, Bushby Brook	0.12 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.1 km
SystonRiver gauge, River Wreake	1.49 m	Normal	+0.04 m	4.7 km
RothleyRiver gauge, Rothley Brook	0.17 m	Normal	−0.05 m	5.8 km
Freemans WeirRiver gauge, River Soar	0.19 m	Normal	±0	6.5 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Melton Brook at Leicester Cannock Street?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.17 m to 1.10 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Leicester Cannock Street today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Leicester Cannock Street rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Leicester Cannock 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 Cannock Street?

The highest level on record is 1.94 m on January 6, 2025. The lowest is 0.15 m on August 17, 2023.

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:4677 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.66458, -1.08343 (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	0.26 m	2026-10-20 06:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Leicester Cannock Street (ea:4677). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/leicester-cannock-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