Brigg water level

Name: Brigg 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

1.16m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST (28 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Brigg reads 1.16 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.48 m to 2.37 m.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.14 m and 1.32 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: 0.48 m – 2.37 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.14 m – 1.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.19 m – 1.30 m
Highest on record: 2.61 mApril 4, 1998
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJanuary 20, 1993

On the river at Brigg

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

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 23 km/h

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.8 mm, 29% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 7.4 mm, 88% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 0.6 mm, 41% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 14 mm, 47% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.7 mm, 35% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 16 mm, 66% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ancholme

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brandy WharfRiver gauge, River Ancholme	0.42 m	Normal	−0.05 m	10 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brandy Wharf R Ancholme GSRiver gauge	1.15 m	No reference yet	−0.05 m	10 km
Scabcroft Weir Sluice Automatic HorkstowRiver gauge	−0.65 m	No reference yet	±0	11 km
ScotterRiver gauge, River Eau	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	12 km
Barton on HumberRiver gauge, Barton Haven	0.33 m	Normal	−0.02 m	16 km
BishopbridgeRiver gauge, River Rase	0.17 m	Normal	−0.11 m	16 km
HessleRiver gauge, Fleet Drain	1.28 m	Normal	−0.25 m	19 km
Hull Hessle Astral CloseRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.29 m	Normal	−0.02 m	21 km
Hessle Western DrainRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.05 m	Normal	±0	21 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ancholme at Brigg?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.48 m to 2.37 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 1.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brigg today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST, the water level was 1.16 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brigg rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brigg 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 Brigg?

The highest level on record is 2.61 m on April 4, 1998. The lowest is 0.00 m on January 20, 1993.

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:E2790 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.55007, -0.50198 (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	1.16 m	2026-10-18 09:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brigg (ea:E2790). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/brigg

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