Syston water level

Name: Syston 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

Below the normal range

Water level

1.41m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (45 min ago)

Flow: 0.24 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 1.41 m, the River Wreake at Syston is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 1.43 m to 2.77 m.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.40 m and 1.47 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: 1.43 m – 2.77 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.40 m – 1.47 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.40 m – 1.44 m
Highest on record: 3.83 mApril 10, 1998
Lowest on record: 1.30 mMay 28, 2012

On the river at Syston

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.

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

17 Sat 12° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.1 mm, 29% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 4.7 mm, 90% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 4.2 mm, 47% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 2.4 mm, 49% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 14° 4° 0.6 mm, 38% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 15 mm, 70% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wreake

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Frisby on the WreakeRiver gauge, River Wreake	0.45 m	Low	+0.01 m	9.8 km
Melton ParkRiver gauge, River Wreake	0.78 m	Normal	±0	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Syston TownRiver gauge, Barkby Brook	0.10 m	Normal	±0	1.4 km
SilebyRiver gauge, Sileby Brook	0.25 m	Normal	±0	2.9 km
RothleyRiver gauge, Rothley Brook	0.13 m	Low	−0.01 m	3.5 km
RearsbyRiver gauge, Rearsby Brook	0.09 m	Normal	±0	4.2 km
Leicester Cannock StreetRiver gauge, Melton Brook	0.23 m	Normal	±0	4.7 km
Quorn, Memorial GardensRiver gauge, Quorn Brook	0.18 m	Lowest on record	±0	6.6 km
Leicester Ash StreetRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.19 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.1 km
Pillings LockRiver gauge, River Soar	0.94 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wreake at Syston?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.43 m to 2.77 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 1.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Syston today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 1.41 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Syston rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Syston normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Syston?

The highest level on record is 3.83 m on April 10, 1998. The lowest is 1.30 m on May 28, 2012.

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:4024 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.70623, -1.09151 (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	1.41 m	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional
Flow	0.24 m³/s	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Syston (ea:4024). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/leicestershire/syston

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