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FOTHERINGHAY GS

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• North Northamptonshire • ID: E1551 • Flow
(36m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 115 views
Current Flow
0.617 m3/s
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.628 m3/s
24h Min
0.594 m3/s
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
12.12 m3/s
15 Nov 2025
Since Feb 2025
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Flow Readings

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Recent Readings

Rising · +1 cm over 6h
10 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.617 m3/s
10 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.617 m3/s
09 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 20:00 ▬ steady 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.605 m3/s
09 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 18:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.611 m3/s
09 Oct 18:30 0.605 m3/s

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: FOTHERINGHAY GS
  • Watercourse: —
  • County: North Northamptonshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Rutland (19.7 km) · 67.6% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°31'37"N 0°25'43"W (52.526819, -0.428685)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Flow gauging station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E1551
  • Also at this site: Fotheringhay (E1533, level, reporting)
  • EA Gauge ID: E1551-flow-stage-i-15_min-m3_s
  • Parameter: Flow
  • Unit: m3/s
  • 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

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

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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.

4 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 5.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 3 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Anglian Water · into Willow Brook · 5.9 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Willow Brook River Nene Nt · 9.1 km upstream along the river
37 spills · 89 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Willow Brook · 9.4 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Willow Brook (Southern Stream) · 26.1 km upstream along the river
35 spills · 489 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging

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 Warmington Brook River Nene N · 2.0 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
6 spills · 60 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Nassington Brook · 3.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Nassington Brook · 3.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into Benefield Brook · 4.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
5 spills · 54 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Oundle Wharf · 5.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
7 spills · 10 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into R Nene · 5.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Anglian Water · into Nene - Islip To Tidal · 5.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
2 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 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 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.8 km away).

1severe warning 20flood warnings 70flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 29 Nov 2024 — Areas near the River Nene from Elton to Wansford

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 7
2025 0 0 3
2024 1 8 6
2023 0 0 4
2022 0 0 4
2021 0 0 4
2020 0 4 7
2019 0 0 8
2018 0 0 4
2016 0 0 4
2014 0 0 3
2013 0 0 6
2012 0 8 6
2008 0 0 2
2007 0 0 2

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

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Frequently asked questions

Is FOTHERINGHAY GS flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.62m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at FOTHERINGHAY GS?

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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