Quorn, Memorial Gardens water level
River gauge, Quorn Brook, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
This gauge last reported 28 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.
History
Not enough readings for a chart yet. History builds up with every update.
What this means
At 0.18 m, Quorn Brook at Quorn, Memorial Gardens is at a record low. That reading is from 22 Sept 2026, 10:15 BST, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.22 m (January 5, 2026).
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Highest on record
- 1.30 mFebruary 28, 2026
- Lowest on record
- 0.22 mJanuary 5, 2026
- Lowest on record
- 0.04 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Quorn, Memorial Gardens
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: 2.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillings LockRiver gauge, River Soar | 0.97 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 1.8 km |
| LoughboroughRiver gauge, Wood Brook | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.0 km |
| SilebyRiver gauge, Sileby Brook | 0.24 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.2 km |
| RothleyRiver gauge, Rothley Brook | 0.17 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 4.7 km |
| SystonRiver gauge, River Wreake | 1.48 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 6.6 km |
| Newtown LinfordRiver gauge, River Lin | 0.80 m | Lowest on record | −0.03 m | 7.7 km |
| Syston TownRiver gauge, Barkby Brook | 0.12 m | Normal | ±0 | 8.0 km |
| ShepshedRiver gauge, Black Brook | 0.70 m | Normal | −0.08 m | 8.7 km |
Questions and answers
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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Quorn, Memorial Gardens today?
On 22 Sept 2026, 10:15 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Quorn, Memorial Gardens rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Quorn, Memorial Gardens normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Quorn, Memorial Gardens?
The highest level on record is 1.30 m on February 28, 2026. The lowest is 0.22 m on January 5, 2026.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4848(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.74251, -1.16931(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 | 0.18 m | 2026-09-22 09:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Quorn, Memorial Gardens (ea:4848). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/quorn-memorial-gardens
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