Horseshoe Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Brant, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.24m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Horseshoe Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.24 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.22 m to 1.99 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.23 m – 0.24 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: 0.22 m – 1.99 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.23 m – 0.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.23 m – 0.24 m
Highest on record: 3.81 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mDecember 31, 1999

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 Brant

The River Brant is a 14 mi-long (23 km) tributary of the River Witham that flows entirely within the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England.

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° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 7.1 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 15 mm, 80% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 9.0 mm, 65% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 19 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h

24 Sat 12° 6° 1.6 mm, 39% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Brant

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brant BroughtonRiver gauge, River Brant	0.10 m	Normal	+0.04 m	3.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North HykehamRiver gauge, River Witham	0.23 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.2 km
BracebridgeRiver gauge, River Witham	0.36 m	Normal	+0.01 m	10 km
Lincoln Monson StreetRiver gauge, Sincil Dyke	0.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Fosdyke JettyRiver gauge, Fosdyke Canal	1.33 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Brayford PoolRiver gauge, River Witham	0.29 m	Normal	+0.01 m	13 km
Stamp End SluiceRiver gauge, River Witham	0.89 m	Normal	±0	14 km
North MuskhamRiver gauge, River Trent	0.87 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
ClaypoleRiver gauge, River Witham	0.15 m	Normal	+0.04 m	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Brant at Horseshoe Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.22 m to 1.99 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Horseshoe Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Horseshoe Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Horseshoe Bridge 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 Horseshoe Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.81 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on December 31, 1999.

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:E1727 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.11363, -0.60007 (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	0.24 m	2026-10-19 13:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Horseshoe Bridge (ea:E1727). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lincolnshire/horseshoe-bridge

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