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Broughton water level

River gauge, Broughton Brook, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.12m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.54 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.100.150.20mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Broughton, where the gauge shows 0.12 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 0.10 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.12 m – 0.15 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
0.13 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 0.34 m
Same day last year
0.10 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.12 m – 0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.08 m – 0.77 m
Highest on record
1.54 mApril 9, 1998
Lowest on record
0.03 mSeptember 8, 1989

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 22 km/h
18 Sun 11° 7° 5.4 mm, 40% Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 3.6 mm, 52% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 14° 9° 5.1 mm, 39% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 2.6 mm, 45% Wind 41 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 2.2 mm, 31% Wind 35 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 4.8 mm, 62% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 41%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WillenRiver gauge, River Ouzel 0.26 m Low −0.02 m 0.7 km
Newport Pagnell CemeteryRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.04 m Very low −0.02 m 3.4 km
Newport PagnellRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.15 m Normal −0.02 m 3.6 km
HavershamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.20 m Normal −0.03 m 7.1 km
BletchleyRiver gauge, River Ouzel 0.23 m Low +0.01 m 8.6 km
OlneyRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.09 m Normal +0.01 m 9.9 km
PassenhamRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 2.18 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
Stony StratfordRiver gauge, River Great Ouse 0.13 m Low ±0 10 km

Questions and answers

Is Broughton Brook at Broughton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

What is a normal level for Broughton Brook at Broughton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.20 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Broughton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Broughton rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Broughton normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Broughton?

The highest level on record is 1.54 m on April 9, 1998. The lowest is 0.03 m on September 8, 1989.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E21408 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.05845, -0.70476 (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 0.12 m 2026-10-17 14:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Broughton (ea:E21408). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/buckinghamshire/broughton

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.