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Rose 0.07 m since 16:45 — peaked 0.14 at 23:30, now 0.12 and easing

Ashby De La Zouch

Gilwiskaw Brook
Tame Anker and Mease catchment • Ashby De La Zouch • Leicestershire • ID: 4701 • Level
(36m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 221 views

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Current Level
0.120 mASD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 0.14
24h Max
0.140 mASD
24h Min
0.074 mASD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
1.10 mASD
EA official record
A 1.26 reading (28 Feb 2026) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 11% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +5 cm over 6h
09 Oct 01:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.120 mASD
09 Oct 01:15 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.119 mASD
09 Oct 01:00 ▼ -1 cm 0.126 mASD
09 Oct 00:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.136 mASD
09 Oct 00:30 ▲▲ +5 cm 0.140 mASD
09 Oct 00:15 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.088 mASD
09 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.079 mASD
08 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.075 mASD
08 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.075 mASD
08 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.074 mASD
08 Oct 20:00 0.074 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Ashby De La Zouch
  • Watercourse: Gilwiskaw Brook
  • Nearest Town: Ashby De La Zouch
  • County: Leicestershire
  • Nearest reservoir: Staunton (7.4 km) · 41.8% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°44'8"N 1°28'10"W (52.735604, -1.469362)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 4 Nov 2025
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4701
  • RLOI id: 10442 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4701-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 9 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Tame Anker and Mease
  • EA Cross-check: 0.12 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 01:15)

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

Nearby Stations

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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 930 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Gilwiskaw Brook · 930 m upstream along the river
1 spill · 1 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.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Gilwiskaw Brook · 1.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
4 spills · 62 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of River Sence (Anker) · 3.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
4 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Shell Brook · 3.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
17 spills · 39 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Shell Brook · 3.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
18 spills · 42 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Hooborough Brook · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Sence (Soar) · 4.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Mease · 4.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Gilwiskaw Brook · 4.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
5 spills · 90 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

12 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

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.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.9 km away).

41flood warnings 81flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Feb 2026 — Gilwiskaw Brook at Packington

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 4 6
2025 4 4
2024 10 8
2023 7 9
2022 1 2
2021 1 4
2020 3 3
2019 5 11
2018 0 3
2017 0 1
2016 5 5
2014 0 2
2013 0 2
2012 1 7
2010 0 1
2008 0 7
2007 0 6

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 Ashby De La Zouch flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Gilwiskaw Brook at Ashby De La Zouch flooding today?

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Is the river level rising or falling at Ashby De La Zouch?

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.

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