Day Brook water level

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

River gauge, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Far below the normal range

Water level

0.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST (37 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.02 m, Day Brook is far below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.03 m to 0.95 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.02 m (March 29, 2005).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.01 m and 0.49 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 – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.01 m – 0.49 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.02 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record: 1.36 mJune 6, 2010
Lowest on record: 0.02 mMarch 29, 2005

On the river at Day Brook

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on Day Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Thackeray's Lane ParkRiver gauge, Day Brook	0.01 m	Very low		2.0 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BulwellRiver gauge, River Leen	0.29 m	Very low	−0.01 m	3.1 km
LentonRiver gauge, River Leen	0.09 m	Low	±0	4.4 km
WollatonRiver gauge, Tottle Brook	0.46 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.3 km
CarltonRiver gauge, Ouse Dyke	0.16 m	Normal	±0	6.3 km
HucknallRiver gauge, Baker Lane Brook	0.36 m	Normal	±0	6.8 km
Clifton BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent	0.97 m	Normal	±0	6.8 km
ColwickRiver gauge, River Trent	1.04 m	Low	−0.02 m	6.9 km
WoodboroughRiver gauge, Woodborough Brook	0.11 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Day Brook?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.03 m to 0.95 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Day Brook today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Day Brook rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Day Brook normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Day Brook?

The highest level on record is 1.36 m on June 6, 2010. The lowest is 0.02 m on March 29, 2005.

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:4163 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.98624, -1.16370 (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	0.02 m	2026-10-18 06:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Day Brook (ea:4163). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/nottinghamshire/day-brook

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