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Medbourne Flood Storage Reservoir

Medbourne Brook ⚙ Structure
Welland catchment • Blaston • Leicestershire • ID: E4828 • Level
(36m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 136 views

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Current Level
0.261 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.263 mASD
24h Min
0.246 mASD
Typical Range
0.22 - 3.57
mASD
Highest Recorded
11.50 mASD
EA official record
6.11 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 2% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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

Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
10 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.261 mASD
10 Oct 00:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.261 mASD
09 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.262 mASD
09 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.262 mASD
09 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.262 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 20:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.263 mASD
09 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.261 mASD
09 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.262 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.262 mASD
09 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.261 mASD
09 Oct 19:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.260 mASD
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.259 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.260 mASD
09 Oct 18:45 0.260 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Medbourne Flood Storage Reservoir
  • Watercourse: Medbourne Brook
  • Nearest Town: Blaston
  • County: Leicestershire
  • Nearest reservoir: Rutland (19.1 km) · 67.6% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°32'46"N 0°49'55"W (52.546177, -0.832027)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Oct 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E4828
  • RLOI id: 6038 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E4828-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Welland
  • Datum: 71.070m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.220 – 3.570 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.26 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 00:00)

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.

Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

Nearby

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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Anglian Water · into Medbourne Brook River Welland · 1.4 km upstream along the river
155 spills · 1,126 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Trib Medbourne Brook · 1.5 km upstream along the river
27 spills · 11 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 Trib Medbourne Brook · 750 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Tributary River Welland Nt · 3.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
15 spills · 140 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Trib River Welland · 4.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
14 spills · 49 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Trib River Welland · 4.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
22 spills · 95 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

3 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.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 3.57 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 3 days.

2026 3 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 6 days
2023 1 day
2022 1 day
2021 2 days
2020 3 days
2019 4 days
2018 1 day
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.1 km away).

9flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 24 Nov 2024 — Great Easton Brook in Great Easton

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 2 0
2020 2 0
2016 1 0
2012 3 0
2008 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 Blaston flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Medbourne Brook at Medbourne Flood Storage Reservoir flooding today?

The current level is 0.26m, which is within the typical range of 0.22 to 3.57m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Medbourne Flood Storage Reservoir?

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 Medbourne Brook at Medbourne Flood Storage Reservoir?

The typical range at this station is 0.22m to 3.57m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.57m 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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