Old Mill Bridge, Lowick water level

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

River gauge, Harpers Brook, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST (39 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Harpers Brook at Old Mill Bridge, Lowick is at 0.12 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 1.30 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.11 m and 0.18 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: 0.09 m – 1.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.11 m – 0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.12 m – 0.14 m
Highest on record: 3.03 mApril 9, 1998
Lowest on record: 0.00 mNovember 20, 1988

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About Harpers Brook

Harper's Brook is a tributary of the River Nene which runs through Northamptonshire.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 3.0 mm, 56% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 5.6 mm, 100% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 8.1 mm, 64% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 2.4 mm, 49% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.6 mm, 36% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 7° 23 mm, 69% Wind 31 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:33 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on Harpers Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BrigstockRiver gauge, Harpers Brook	0.01 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	6.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Islip SluiceRiver gauge, River Nene	0.61 m	Normal	−0.05 m	1.1 km
LilfordRiver gauge, River Nene	0.38 m	Normal	±0	5.8 km
Weldon Flood Storage ReservoirRiver gauge, Willow Brook	0.08 m	Normal	+0.03 m	11 km
Slade BrookRiver gauge, River Ise	0.12 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
HarrowdenRiver gauge, River Ise	0.15 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Barford BridgeRiver gauge, River Ise	0.01 m	Low	±0	13 km
CovingtonRiver gauge, River Kym	0.12 m	Normal	±0	13 km
HamertonRiver gauge, Alconbury Brook	1.02 m	Normal	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Harpers Brook at Old Mill Bridge, Lowick?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 1.30 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Old Mill Bridge, Lowick today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Old Mill Bridge, Lowick rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Old Mill Bridge, Lowick 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 Old Mill Bridge, Lowick?

The highest level on record is 3.03 m on April 9, 1998. The lowest is 0.00 m on November 20, 1988.

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:E2655 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.40828, -0.55635 (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	0.12 m	2026-10-18 23:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Old Mill Bridge, Lowick (ea:E2655). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northamptonshire/old-mill-bridge-lowick

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer