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Northampton Washlands Auto water level

River gauge, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

52.66m Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

45 50 55 60

History

History
52.652.752.8mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 2052.652.752.8mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
515253mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20515253mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Surface elevation

What this means

The Environment Agency has Northampton Washlands Auto at 52.66 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It is still going down, by 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 50.75 m – 52.92 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.06 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
50.75 m – 52.92 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
52.53 m – 52.83 m

For anglers and canoeists

Without a reference range, compare today with the chart: a sharp rise usually means coloured water.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 10° 15 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 10 mm, 88% Wind 41 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 2.2 mm, 70% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 11° 8° 20 mm, 84% Wind 42 km/h
24 Sat 11° 8° 2.2 mm, 89% Wind 34 km/h
25 Sun 17° 11° 3.8 mm, 33% Wind 23 km/h
26 Mon 17° 9° 3.0 mm, 37% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Nene ValleyRiver gauge, River Nene 0.29 m Normal ±0 0.2 km
Bedford Road SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene 1.03 m Normal +0.01 m 1.9 km
South BridgeRiver gauge, River Nene 1.15 m Normal −0.01 m 3.8 km
CogenhoeRiver gauge, River Nene 0.43 m Normal −0.04 m 4.4 km
St Andrews MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.11 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
St Andrews BypassRiver gauge, River Nene −0.12 m Very low ±0 4.6 km
Duston MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.53 m Normal +0.04 m 6.3 km
Geldharts MillRiver gauge, River Nene 0.15 m Normal −0.02 m 6.7 km

Questions and answers

Is Northampton Washlands Auto really 52.66 m deep?

No. 52.66 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Northampton Washlands Auto today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST, the surface elevation was 52.66 m. Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Northampton Washlands Auto rising or falling?

Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Northampton Washlands Auto normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E6106
Coordinates
52.23665, -0.84251 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 52.66 m 2026-10-20 09:07 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Northampton Washlands Auto (ea:E6106). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/northampton-washlands-auto-e6106

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.