Melton Park water level

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

River gauge, River Wreake, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.84m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 06:00 BST (59 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Melton Park reads 0.84 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.77 m to 1.26 m.

The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.76 m and 0.84 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: 0.77 m – 1.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.76 m – 0.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.76 m – 0.79 m
Highest on record: 2.75 mJanuary 7, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.47 mSeptember 19, 2003

On the river at Melton Park

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 Wreake

The River Wreake is a river in Leicestershire, England. It is a tributary of the River Soar. The river between Stapleford Park and Melton Mowbray is known as the River Eye and becomes the Wreake below Melton Mowbray.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.6 mm, 36% Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 6.9 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 20 mm, 82% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 6° 7.2 mm, 54% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° 0.3 mm, 45% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 28 mm, 78% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 3.4 mm, 40% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wreake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Frisby on the WreakeRiver gauge, River Wreake	0.51 m	Normal	+0.08 m	5.5 km
SystonRiver gauge, River Wreake	1.47 m	Normal	+0.05 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MarefieldRiver gauge, Gaddesby Brook	0.91 m	Normal	+0.02 m	9.7 km
RearsbyRiver gauge, Rearsby Brook	0.11 m	Normal	+0.02 m	11 km
Syston TownRiver gauge, Barkby Brook	0.13 m	Normal	+0.03 m	14 km
SilebyRiver gauge, Sileby Brook	0.24 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km
Colston BassettRiver gauge, River Smite	0.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	16 km
Leicester Cannock StreetRiver gauge, Melton Brook	0.23 m	Normal	±0	17 km
WoolsthorpeRiver gauge, River Devon	0.57 m	Normal	+0.02 m	18 km
North WithamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.12 m	Normal	±0	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wreake at Melton Park?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.77 m to 1.26 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 0.84 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Melton Park today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 06:00 BST, the water level was 0.84 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Melton Park rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Melton Park 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 Melton Park?

The highest level on record is 2.75 m on January 7, 2025. The lowest is 0.47 m on September 19, 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:4192 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.76223, -0.88983 (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	0.84 m	2026-10-19 05:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Melton Park (ea:4192). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/melton-park

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