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Brough West Clough

West Clough 🌊 Tidal
Hull and East Riding catchment • Brough West Clough • East Riding of Yorkshire • ID: L3402 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
⚙ Tidally influenced - confirmed by cross-correlation with a nearby tide gauge (auto-classifier missed it). Excluded from rising-rivers rankings and the prediction models.
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 184 views

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Current Level
1.658 mAOD
▼ Easing
24h Max
2.654 mAOD
24h Min
1.656 mAOD
Typical Range
1.56 - 2.52
mAOD
Highest Recorded
4.52 mAOD
EA official record
4.52 in our data (since Nov 2003)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Falling · -34 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 1.658 mAOD
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 1.658 mAOD
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 1.658 mAOD
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 1.658 mAOD
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 1.658 mAOD
08 Oct 00:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.658 mAOD
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 1.659 mAOD
07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 1.659 mAOD
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 1.660 mAOD
07 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 1.660 mAOD
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 1.660 mAOD
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.657 mAOD
07 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 1.656 mAOD
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 1.656 mAOD
07 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 1.656 mAOD
07 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.656 mAOD
07 Oct 20:15 ▼ -2 cm 1.657 mAOD
07 Oct 19:45 ▼▼ -11 cm 1.676 mAOD
07 Oct 19:30 ▼▼ -21 cm 1.781 mAOD
07 Oct 19:15 1.993 mAOD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3402
  • RLOI id: 9360 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3402-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
  • Typical Range: 1.562 – 2.520 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.66 mAOD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
Yorkshire Water · into River Humber · 1.3 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
245 spills · 1,219 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Humber · 1.3 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
53 spills · 244 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Welton Bank Drain · 1.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
36 spills · 133 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into R.humber T · 2.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
77 spills · 353 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Yorkshire Water · into River Humber · 2.9 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
108 spills · 581 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Humber · 3.0 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
55 spills · 179 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Humber · 3.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
44 spills · 66 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Golf Links Beck · 3.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
24 spills · 31 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

4 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

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 2.52 m on about 157 days. This year so far: 145 days.

2026 145 days, 7 of them high · 7 high so far
2025 197 days, 16 of them high · 16 high
2024 189 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2023 159 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2022 65 days
2021 174 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2020 159 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2019 106 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2018 196 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 165 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 3.00 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 18 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.7 km away).

3severe warnings 95flood warnings 97flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 7 Oct 2025 — North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 3
2025 0 6 6
2024 0 18 18
2023 0 8 15
2022 0 5 7
2021 0 5 5
2020 0 15 11
2019 0 10 5
2018 0 1 4
2017 0 7 6
2016 0 0 2
2015 0 4 8
2014 0 2 3
2013 3 13 1
2012 0 0 2
2011 0 1 1

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 Brough West Clough flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 18 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the West Clough at Brough West Clough flooding today?

The current level is 1.66m, which is within the typical range of 1.56 to 2.52m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Brough West Clough?

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

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the West Clough at Brough West Clough?

The typical range at this station is 1.56m to 2.52m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.52m 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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