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Brixworth water level

River gauge, River Nene, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.49 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Nene at Brixworth is running at a record low at 0.03 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.03 m, from September 17, 2009. The median for mid-October is 0.06 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.02 m and 0.08 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.06 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 1.50 m
Same day last year
0.04 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.02 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.90 m
Highest on record
2.49 mNovember 24, 2024
Lowest on record
0.03 mSeptember 17, 2009
Lowest on record
0.00 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Nene

River Nene

The River Nene flows through the counties of Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire in eastern England, into The Wash in the North Sea. It flows largely northeast from its sources in Arbury Hill in Northamptonshire to its mouth at Lutton Marsh. The Nene and its tributaries drain an area of about 2,270 square kilometres (880 sq mi), with a population of 750,000.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 48%

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Other gauges on the River Nene

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Geldharts MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.15 m Normal −0.02 m 6.5 km
St Andrews BypassRiver gauge, River Nene −0.14 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 9.1 km
St Andrews MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.09 m Normal −0.01 m 9.5 km
South BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene 1.14 m Normal +0.01 m 11 km
Duston MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.47 m Normal ±0 11 km
KislingburyRiver gauge, River Nene 0.09 m Normal ±0 12 km
Nene ValleyRiver gauge, River Nene 0.28 m Normal ±0 12 km
Bedford Road SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene 1.00 m Normal ±0 12 km
CogenhoeRiver gauge, River Nene 0.42 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
DodfordRiver gauge, River Nene 0.03 m Normal ±0 15 km
Islip SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene 0.64 m Normal −0.04 m 27 km
LilfordRiver gauge, River Nene 0.37 m Normal −0.02 m 32 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wootton ParkRiver gauge, Wootton Brook 0.06 m Low −0.02 m 13 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Nene at Brixworth higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brixworth today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Brixworth rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Brixworth normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brixworth?

The highest level on record is 2.49 m on November 24, 2024. The lowest is 0.03 m on September 17, 2009.

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:E2129 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.32944, -0.91992 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.03 m 2026-10-18 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brixworth (ea:E2129). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/brixworth

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.