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Loughborough

Wood Brook
Soar catchment • Loughborough • Leicestershire • ID: 4205 • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 164 views

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Current Level
0.030 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.035 mASD
24h Min
0.028 mASD
Typical Range
0.03 - 0.50
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.21 mASD
EA official record
A 1.92 reading (20 Dec 2013) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 2% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
10 Sep 07:30 ▬ steady 0.030 mASD
10 Sep 07:15 ▬ steady 0.030 mASD
10 Sep 07:00 ▬ steady 0.030 mASD
10 Sep 06:45 ▬ steady 0.030 mASD
10 Sep 06:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.030 mASD
10 Sep 06:15 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 06:00 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 05:45 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 05:30 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 05:15 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 05:00 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 04:45 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 04:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 04:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.032 mASD
10 Sep 04:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.033 mASD
10 Sep 03:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.032 mASD
10 Sep 03:30 ▬ steady 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 03:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.031 mASD
10 Sep 03:00 ▬ steady 0.030 mASD
10 Sep 02:45 0.030 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 15 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

1severe warning 125flood warnings 444flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 3 Mar 2026River Soar at Zouch Island

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 33 43
2025 1 15 18
2024 0 24 46
2023 0 9 35
2022 0 1 23
2021 0 8 25
2020 0 6 29
2019 0 15 43
2018 0 0 22
2017 0 0 14
2016 0 3 23
2015 0 0 14
2014 0 0 25
2013 0 3 19
2012 0 8 29
2011 0 0 3
2010 0 0 11
2009 0 0 15
2008 0 0 7

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 Loughborough flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Loughborough
  • Watercourse: Wood Brook
  • Nearest Town: Loughborough
  • County: Leicestershire
  • Nearest reservoir: Swithland (5.9 km) · 29.4% full (as of 7 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°45'55"N 1°12'52"W (52.765357, -1.214327)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 19 Feb 2009
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 4205
  • EA Gauge ID: 4205-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Soar
  • Typical Range: 0.026 – 0.500 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.03 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 07:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Wood Brook at Loughborough flooding today?

The current level is 0.03m, which is within the typical range of 0.03 to 0.50m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Loughborough?

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 Wood Brook at Loughborough?

The typical range at this station is 0.03m to 0.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.50m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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