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Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 23 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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.
16 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 100 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 14 report not discharging, and for 2 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Severn Trent Water · into River Sence · 1.6 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
19 spills · 255 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
30 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
2 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. Sewage & storm overflows →
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 Littlethorpe flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 15 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 Fairly flashyResponds fairly quickly to rain, with moderate baseflow between events.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.45
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
680 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +2% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
4.4%
partly urbanised
Median Annual Flood
16.32 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
21.60 m³/s
25 Nov 2012 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Electromagnetic gauge replaced with cross-correlation from April 2018. Downstream of a flood relief channel.
More detail
The catchment
Predominantly agricultural catchment just south of Leicester. Geology predominantly Mercia Mudstones overlain by extensive Boulder Clay and glacial gravel cover. Significant river terraces and alluvium in lower reaches.
The station
Cross-correlation gauge in a straight reach, replaced an electromagnetic gauge in April 2018. Flood relief channel joins on the right bank just upstream. Bypassed at high flows above 2.4mASD. Banks raised just upstream of station in 1998 to keep flows in bank to a higher stage. Replaced Narborough (28051) in 1982.
How it measures flow
Prone to weed growth. During electromagnetic data, a rating was used to derive flows above 2.3m when instrumentation underestimates. EM data during lowest flows unreliable due to very low velocities. Bypassed at high flows above 2.4mASD.
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Soar at Littlethorpe flooding today?
The current level is 1.12m, which is within the typical range of 0.46 to 2.13m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Littlethorpe?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising slightly. 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 River Soar at Littlethorpe?
The typical range at this station is 0.46m to 2.13m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.13m 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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20 Oct 2016 Downstream section and new bed-mounted echo-correlation techlogy
20 Oct 2016 New bed-mounted echo-correlation techlogy, installed October 2016.
20 Oct 2016 Electromagnetic measuring section, taken looking upstream from left bank. Stage 0.382m
26 Nov 2012 Station at high flows
Soar at Littlethorpe (28082)
Soar at Littlethorpe (28082)
Electromagnetic station