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Alconbury Weston

Alconbury Brook
Upper and Bedford Ouse catchment • Alconbury Weston • Cambridgeshire • ID: E19027 • Level
(25m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 158 views

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Current Level
0.097 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.145 mASD
24h Min
0.097 mASD
Typical Range
0.19 - 2.20
mASD
Highest Recorded
4.04 mASD
EA official record
A 5.48 reading (16 Jul 2018) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 2% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.5 cm over 6h
08 Oct 13:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.097 mASD
08 Oct 13:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.098 mASD
08 Oct 13:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.100 mASD
08 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 0.099 mASD
08 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.099 mASD
08 Oct 12:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.099 mASD
08 Oct 12:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.098 mASD
08 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.100 mASD
08 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 0.100 mASD
08 Oct 11:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.100 mASD
08 Oct 11:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.099 mASD
08 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.100 mASD
08 Oct 10:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.101 mASD
08 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.100 mASD
08 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.101 mASD
08 Oct 09:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.103 mASD
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.101 mASD
08 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.101 mASD
08 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.102 mASD
08 Oct 08:00 0.102 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Alconbury Weston
  • Watercourse: Alconbury Brook
  • Nearest Town: Alconbury Weston
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Grafham (9.2 km) · 58.3% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°22'37"N 0°16'10"W (52.377001, -0.269421)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2003
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E19027
  • RLOI id: 6161 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E19027-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Upper and Bedford Ouse
  • Datum: 14.200m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.188 – 2.200 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.10 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 13:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 12.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Anglian Water · into Alconbury Brook · 12.3 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Anglian Water · into Alconbury Brook · 3.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
14 spills · 148 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Trib Of Middle Level Catch Drn · 5.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
14 spills · 124 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Trib Alconbury Brook · 5.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.20 m on about 5 days. This year so far: 6 days.

2026 6 days, 4 of them high · 4 high so far
2025 2 days
2024 11 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2023 5 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2022 1 day
2021 6 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 6 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2019 4 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 3 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 4 days, 4 of them high · 4 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.33 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2019 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.5 km away).

13flood warnings 29flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Jan 2024 — Alconbury Brook at Hamerton, Alconbury Weston, Alconbury, Little Stukeley and Brampton

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 6
2025 0 4
2024 2 8
2023 1 7
2022 0 4
2021 6 0
2020 3 0
2019 1 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Alconbury Weston flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 4 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Alconbury Brook at Alconbury Weston flooding today?

The current level is 0.10m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Alconbury Weston?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the Alconbury Brook at Alconbury Weston?

The typical range at this station is 0.19m to 2.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.20m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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