Brandy Wharf water level

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

River gauge, River Ancholme, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Brandy Wharf, where the gauge shows 0.40 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 1.35 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.40 m – 0.48 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: 0.02 m – 1.35 m
Highest on record: 2.47 mJune 22, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.00 mDecember 28, 2006

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Ancholme

The River Ancholme is a river in Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the Humber. It rises at Ancholme Head, a spring just north of the village of Ingham and immediately west of the Roman Road, Ermine Street. It flows east and then north to Bishopbridge west of Market Rasen, where it is joined by the Rase. North of there it flows through the market town of Brigg before draining into the Humber at South Ferriby. It drains a large part of northern Lincolnshire between the Trent and the North Sea.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.2 mm, 26% Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 10 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 71% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 10 mm, 69% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 23 mm, 66% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° 2.2 mm, 39% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ancholme

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BriggRiver gauge, River Ancholme	1.14 m	Normal	−0.03 m	10 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BishopbridgeRiver gauge, River Rase	0.14 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.3 km
Market RasenRiver gauge, River Rase	0.09 m	Low	+0.02 m	12 km
ScotterRiver gauge, River Eau	0.03 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	13 km
Squires BridgeRiver gauge, River Till	0.89 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
LangworthRiver gauge, Barlings Eau	0.12 m	Very low	±0	21 km
NettlehamRiver gauge, Nettleham Beck	0.08 m	Normal	+0.04 m	21 km
GainsboroughRiver gauge, River Trent	1.76 m	Normal	+0.12 m	21 km
LacebyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck	0.10 m	Normal	+0.03 m	23 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ancholme at Brandy Wharf?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 1.35 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brandy Wharf today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 02:00 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brandy Wharf rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Brandy Wharf 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 Brandy Wharf?

The highest level on record is 2.47 m on June 22, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on December 28, 2006.

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:E40684 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.46088, -0.47420 (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
Surface elevation	–	–	–
Water level	0.40 m	2026-10-19 01:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brandy Wharf (ea:E40684). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/brandy-wharf

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer