Brigsley water level

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

River gauge, Waithe Beck, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Brigsley: the gauge reads 0.06 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 0.61 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.05 m – 0.08 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: 0.07 m – 0.61 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.05 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.05 m – 0.07 m
Highest on record: 1.25 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.00 mOctober 3, 1983

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 9° – Wind 26 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 9.0 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 10 mm, 67% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 9.1 mm, 68% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.4 mm, 36% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 28 mm, 69% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 0.6 mm, 39% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
New Waltham GS WitsRiver gauge	7.91 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	3.9 km
Hatcliffe GS WitsRiver gauge	32.70 m	No reference yet	±0	4.0 km
LacebyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck	0.07 m	Normal	±0	6.4 km
Oldfleet Drain Thoresby GS WitsRiver gauge	1.01 m	No reference yet	±0	6.7 km
Grimsby Great Coates Bridge GS WitsRiver gauge	2.17 m	No reference yet	±0	7.7 km
Grimsby Great Coates Bridge GS WitsRiver gauge	2.67 m	No reference yet	±0	7.7 km
Freshney Tilting Gate Grimsby WitsRiver gauge	2.38 m	No reference yet	±0	8.0 km
River Freshney GrimsbyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck	0.17 m	Low	+0.01 m	8.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Waithe Beck at Brigsley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.07 m to 0.61 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brigsley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Brigsley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brigsley 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 Brigsley?

The highest level on record is 1.25 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 3, 1983.

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:E1013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.49617, -0.11262 (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	0.06 m	2026-10-18 14:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brigsley (ea:E1013). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/brigsley

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