Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir water level

Name: Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Jordan, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.26m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir reads 0.26 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.04 m to 1.39 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.16 m and 0.28 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: 0.04 m – 1.39 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.16 m – 0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.18 m – 0.28 m
Highest on record: 3.03 mNovember 24, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJuly 2, 2003

On the river at Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir

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.

About the River Jordan

The River Jordan, Little Jordan or Otterspool Brook is a small tributary of the River Mersey. It has now been culverted for most of the lower part of its course, which runs through Otterspool Park in Aigburth, Liverpool.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 11° 15 mm, 100% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 8.3 mm, 91% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 1.8 mm, 68% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 25 mm, 84% Wind 42 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 2.6 mm, 89% Wind 36 km/h

25 Sun 17° 10° 4.0 mm, 36% Wind 26 km/h

26 Mon 17° 9° 3.8 mm, 39% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 69%

Map

Other gauges on the River Jordan

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little BowdenRiver gauge, River Jordan	0.03 m	Normal	−0.03 m	0.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Market HarboroughRiver gauge, River Welland	0.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.1 km
AshleyRiver gauge, River Welland	0.06 m	Normal	+0.02 m	9.2 km
MedbourneRiver gauge, Medbourne Brook	0.03 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.3 km
Medbourne Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, Medbourne Brook	0.26 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.9 km
Great Easton Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, River Welland	0.30 m	Normal	+0.03 m	12 km
Barford BridgeRiver gauge, River Ise	0.02 m	Low	±0	12 km
Great GlenRiver gauge, River Sence	0.87 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Stockerston Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Eye Brook	0.07 m	Normal	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Jordan at Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.04 m to 1.39 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 Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir 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 Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir?

The highest level on record is 3.03 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 2, 2003.

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:E1782 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.47049, -0.90911 (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 13:50	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir (ea:E1782). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/litte-bowden-flood-storage-reservoir

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