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Brixworth

Nene
Nene catchment • Brixworth • West Northamptonshire • ID: E2129 • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 217 views

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Current Level
0.031 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.078 m
24h Min
0.026 m
Typical Range
0.05 - 1.50
m
Highest Recorded
2.49 m
EA official record
A 3.28 reading (9 Apr 1998) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 1% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 5h
08 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.031 m
08 Oct 05:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.032 m
08 Oct 04:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.031 m
08 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 0.032 m
08 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 0.032 m
08 Oct 03:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.032 m
08 Oct 03:15 ▬ steady 0.034 m
08 Oct 03:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.034 m
08 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.035 m
08 Oct 02:35 ▬ steady 0.035 m
08 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.035 m
08 Oct 02:00 ▬ steady 0.036 m
08 Oct 01:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.036 m
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.037 m
08 Oct 01:20 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.038 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.039 m
08 Oct 00:49 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.039 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.040 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.041 m
08 Oct 00:00 0.041 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Brixworth
  • Watercourse: River Nene
  • Nearest Town: Brixworth
  • County: West Northamptonshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Pitsford (4.9 km) · 58.9% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°19'46"N 0°55'12"W (52.329443, -0.919921)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1979
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E2129
  • RLOI id: 6218 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E2129-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~17 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Nene
  • Typical Range: 0.050 – 1.500 m
  • Drainage Area: 58 km² upstream of this gauge
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 6 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.03 m (EA at 8 Oct 05:15)

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

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

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 700 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Anglian Water · into Brampton Branch Of River Nene · 700 m upstream along the river
8 spills · 45 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Brampton Branch R.nene Nt · 7.7 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2024
No live feed for this overflow

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 Brampton Branch R.nene Nt · 2.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
17 spills · 197 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into Trib Of The Faxton Brook · 2.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
5 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Un-Named Trib River Nene · 4.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 14 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Anglian Water · into River Nene (Brixworth Branch) · 4.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 29 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Anglian Water · into The Scaldwell Brook · 4.3 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
12 spills · 148 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into Brampton Branch R.nene Nt · 4.4 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
61 spills · 1,190 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Anglian Water · into R Nene (Whilton Branch) · 5.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
50 spills · 762 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
💧
Anglian Water · into Moulton Brook · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
4 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

3 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. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.50 m: 3 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Nene at Brixworth flooding today?

The current level is 0.03m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Brixworth?

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 River Nene at Brixworth?

The typical range at this station is 0.05m to 1.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.50m 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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