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⚠ No recent data · last reading 114d ago · suspended by the Environment Agency since 1 Jul 2026
0.17

Kings Ripton

Bury Brook
Old Bedford including the Middle Level catchment • Kings Ripton • Cambridgeshire • ID: E24821 • Level
(114d ago) • 4 readings/hr • 232 views

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Last Level
0.169 mASD?
⚠ 114d ago · may be out of date
24h Max
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24h Min
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Typical Range
0.07 - 0.95
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.92 mASD
EA official record
A 2.46 reading (23 Dec 2020) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Kings Ripton
  • Watercourse: Bury Brook
  • Nearest Town: Kings Ripton
  • County: Cambridgeshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Grafham (14.2 km) · 55.1% full (as of 19 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°22'26"N 0°8'57"W (52.373829, -0.149082)
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  • Date Opened: 3 Oct 2002
  • Status: Inactive (No reading received since 2026-07-02)
  • EA station status: Suspended (the Environment Agency has suspended this gauge)
    Since 1 Jul 2026, in the EA's words: “This station is temporarily unavailable due to an equipment fault. We are working to get the station back online.”
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E24821
  • RLOI id: 6256 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E24821-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD?
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Old Bedford including the Middle Level
  • Datum: 18.800m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.071 – 0.950 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.23 mASD (EA at 25 Oct 07:45)

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.95 m on about 8 days. This year so far: 7 days.

2026 7 days, 3 of them high · 3 high so far
2025 3 days
2024 20 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2023 7 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 0 days
2021 19 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 13 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2019 4 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 4 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 2 days, 1 of them high · 1 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.14 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bury Brook at Kings Ripton flooding today?

The current level is 0.17m, which is within the typical range of 0.07 to 0.95m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

What is a normal level for the Bury Brook at Kings Ripton?

The typical range at this station is 0.07m to 0.95m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.95m 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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