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Loughborough water level

River gauge, Wood Brook, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.21 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.050.10mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.050.10mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.50.00.5mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.50.00.5mSep 20Oct 5Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.03 m, Wood Brook at Loughborough is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.05 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.07 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.81 m and 0.13 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.05 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.12 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 0.50 m
Same day last year
0.07 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.81 m – 0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.39 m – 0.51 m
Highest on record
1.21 mJanuary 6, 2025
Lowest on record
0.01 mAugust 22, 2011

On the river at Loughborough

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 9° 7.4 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 11° 14 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 6.8 mm, 63% Wind 33 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 1.9 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 16 mm, 88% Wind 43 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 7.2 mm, 61% Wind 27 km/h
25 Sun 16° 10° 3.4 mm, 60% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Pillings LockRiver gauge, River Soar 0.98 m Normal +0.04 m 3.5 km
Quorn, Memorial GardensRiver gauge, Quorn Brook 0.18 m Lowest on record ±0 4.0 km
ShepshedRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.70 m Normal +0.03 m 4.8 km
SilebyRiver gauge, Sileby Brook 0.24 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
KegworthRiver gauge, River Soar 0.49 m Normal +0.05 m 8.4 km
RothleyRiver gauge, Rothley Brook 0.20 m Normal +0.07 m 8.4 km
Newtown LinfordRiver gauge, River Lin 0.81 m Lowest on record +0.03 m 9.2 km
WhitwickRiver gauge, Grace Dieu Brook 0.18 m Normal +0.01 m 9.8 km

Questions and answers

Is Wood Brook at Loughborough higher than last year?

No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.07 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.12 m, based on 18 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Loughborough today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Loughborough rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Loughborough normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Loughborough?

The highest level on record is 1.21 m on January 6, 2025. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 22, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4205 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.76536, -1.21433 (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 0.03 m 2026-10-19 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Loughborough (ea:4205). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/loughborough

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.