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Brinkworth Brook

Brinkworth Brook
Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment • Royal Wootton Bassett • Wiltshire • ID: 531183 • Level
(34m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 135 views

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Current Level
0.241 mASD
▲ Rising (+1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.301 mASD
24h Min
0.233 mASD
Typical Range
0.15 - 1.11
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.39 mASD
EA official record
2.58 in our data (since Dec 2012)
Current level is 10% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 5h
09 Oct 22:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.241 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.237 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.235 mASD
09 Oct 21:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.234 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.233 mASD
09 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.233 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.233 mASD
09 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.234 mASD
09 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.234 mASD
09 Oct 20:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.236 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.237 mASD
09 Oct 19:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.239 mASD
09 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.241 mASD
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.242 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.244 mASD
09 Oct 18:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.245 mASD
09 Oct 18:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.247 mASD
09 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.249 mASD
09 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.251 mASD
09 Oct 17:45 0.252 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 531183
  • RLOI id: 3419 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 531183-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St
  • Typical Range: 0.149 – 1.110 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.24 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 22:15)

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.

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Connected downstream

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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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 6.5 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Wessex Water · into Hancock's Water · 6.5 km upstream along the river
14 spills · 51 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Hancock's Water · 6.6 km upstream along the river
24 spills · 265 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.

💧
Wessex Water · into Westbury Park W/C Via Sws · 2.7 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
💧
Wessex Water · into Cowage Brook,ditch Trib Of · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
17 spills · 54 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Springs Watercourse · 5.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
24 spills · 316 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The Bourne · 5.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
35 spills · 127 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 1.11 m on about 38 days. This year so far: 36 days.

2026 36 days so far
2025 34 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2024 59 days, 14 of them high · 14 high
2023 61 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2022 36 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2021 22 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 50 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2019 38 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 25 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 13 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.13 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 4.6 km away).

16flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 24 Nov 2024 — Dauntsey Brook at Dauntsey, Old Sodom Lane and The Green areas

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 2 0
2023 6 0
2013 1 0
2012 5 0
2009 1 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 Royal Wootton Bassett flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Rain upstream

This gauge has no rain model of its own, but it usually follows Stanley: when about 6mm of rain falls near Stanley in 12h, this gauge usually starts rising about 2 hours later.

Recent rain upstream: 0.8mm/12h — below Stanley's usual trigger.

Record: this held 17 of 17 times (past storms) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

Experimental, from historical rain and river data. Not an official flood warning.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Brinkworth Brook at Brinkworth Brook flooding today?

The current level is 0.24m, which is within the typical range of 0.15 to 1.11m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Brinkworth Brook?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Brinkworth Brook at Brinkworth Brook?

The typical range at this station is 0.15m to 1.11m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.11m 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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