Clay Coton water level

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

River gauge, Clay Coton Brook, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Clay Coton reads 0.29 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.03 m to 1.36 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.24 m and 0.36 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: 0.03 m – 1.36 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.24 m – 0.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.24 m – 0.31 m
Highest on record: 2.41 mMarch 9, 2016
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJuly 10, 2010

On the river at Clay Coton

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.6 mm, 40% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 6.6 mm, 98% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 10 mm, 76% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 6° 2.1 mm, 49% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° 1.3 mm, 39% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 22 mm, 71% Wind 28 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LilbourneRiver gauge, River Avon	0.10 m	Low	±0	3.1 km
RugbyRiver gauge, River Avon	0.50 m	Normal	−0.03 m	9.1 km
ChurchoverRiver gauge, River Swift	0.17 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.4 km
Kites HardwickRiver gauge, River Leam	0.10 m	Low	±0	15 km
BrixworthRiver gauge, River Nene	0.04 m	Low	±0	16 km
DodfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.03 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Market HarboroughRiver gauge, River Welland	0.11 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Little BowdenRiver gauge, River Jordan	0.01 m	Very low	±0	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Clay Coton Brook at Clay Coton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.03 m to 1.36 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 0.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Clay Coton today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Clay Coton rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Clay Coton 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 Clay Coton?

The highest level on record is 2.41 m on March 9, 2016. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 10, 2010.

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:2649 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.38711, -1.12891 (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	0.29 m	2026-10-18 21:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Clay Coton (ea:2649). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/clay-coton

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