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Cappenham water level

River gauge, River Tove, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.11m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.06 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Tove at Cappenham is running far below normal at 0.11 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.06 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.11 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.06 m (July 19, 1990).

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 0.10 m and 0.19 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.16 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.11 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 0.58 m
Same day last year
0.11 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.65 m
Highest on record
2.06 mApril 9, 1998
Lowest on record
0.06 mJuly 19, 1990

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 Tove

River Tove

The River Tove is a river in England, a tributary of the River Great Ouse. Rising in Northamptonshire about a mile north of Greatworth, it flows for about 15 miles (24 km) north and east of the town of Towcester near Bury Mount before meeting the Ouse south-east of Cosgrove just north of Milton Keynes. Its final 5 miles (8 km) form part of the border between Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, running alongside the Grand Union Canal. The river ultimately flows into the North Sea.

Read more on Wikipedia

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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 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tove

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
TowcesterRiver gauge, River Tove 0.18 m Low −0.02 m 2.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wootton ParkRiver gauge, Wootton Brook 0.06 m Low −0.02 m 9.1 km
BugbrookeRiver gauge, Bugbrooke Brook 75.81 m Normal +0.01 m 9.5 km
Duston MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.47 m Normal ±0 11 km
KislingburyRiver gauge, River Nene 0.09 m Normal ±0 11 km
Stony StratfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.13 m Low ±0 11 km
South BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene 1.14 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
PassenhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 2.18 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km
HavershamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.19 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Tove at Cappenham higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.

What is a normal level for the River Tove at Cappenham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.33 m, based on 21 years of records.

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

What is the water level of Cappenham today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cappenham rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cappenham normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cappenham?

The highest level on record is 2.06 m on April 9, 1998. The lowest is 0.06 m on July 19, 1990.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E21042 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.13178, -0.96205 (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 0.11 m 2026-10-18 06:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cappenham (ea:E21042). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/cappenham

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