Hancocks Water Reservoir water level

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

River gauge, Brinkworth Brook, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

4.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST (42 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hancocks Water Reservoir, where the gauge shows 4.29 m.

The usual range here runs from 4.25 m to 5.96 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 4.28 m – 4.39 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: 4.25 m – 5.96 m
Highest on record: 5.56 mSeptember 30, 2020
Lowest on record: 4.30 mSeptember 9, 2017
Lowest on record: 0.01 m below the lowest level on record

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.

About Brinkworth Brook

The Brinkworth Brook is a tributary of the Bristol Avon. It rises near Broad Hinton in Wiltshire in the West Country of England, and flows in a north and then westerly direction, joining the Avon at Great Somerford.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.5 mm, 32% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 10 mm, 84% Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 8.1 mm, 78% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 13° 6° 3.9 mm, 57% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 0.5 mm, 69% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 24 mm, 82% Wind 31 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° 0.5 mm, 54% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on Brinkworth Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brinkworth BrookRiver gauge	0.30 m	Normal	+0.06 m	4.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rushey PlattRiver gauge, River Ray	0.72 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	6.0 km
RodbourneRiver gauge, River Ray	0.16 m	Low	+0.01 m	6.2 km
DauntseyRiver gauge, Dauntsey Brook	0.06 m	Low	+0.03 m	8.3 km
Purton StokeRiver gauge, River Key	0.50 m	Low	+0.01 m	8.7 km
Winterborne MonktonRiver gauge, River Kennet	−0.12 m	Normal	±0	9.5 km
Draycot FoliatGroundwater well	143.14 m	Low	−0.03 m	11 km
Lower StrattonRiver gauge, River Cole	1.99 m	Normal	+0.03 m	11 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon	0.15 m	Low	+0.02 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Brinkworth Brook at Hancocks Water Reservoir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 4.25 m to 5.96 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 4.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hancocks Water Reservoir today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 4.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hancocks Water Reservoir rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Hancocks Water Reservoir 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 Hancocks Water Reservoir?

The highest level on record is 5.56 m on September 30, 2020. The lowest is 4.30 m on September 9, 2017.

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:531187 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.53510, -1.88511 (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	4.29 m	2026-10-19 16:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hancocks Water Reservoir (ea:531187). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/wiltshire/hancocks-water-reservoir

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