Environment Agency monitoring station
Drakelow
River Trent · Branston · Tame Anker and Mease catchment
EA station reference
4019
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Trent
- Catchment
- Tame Anker and Mease
- Nearest named place
- Branston
- EA opening date
- 21 May 1959
- Coordinates
- 52.78065, -1.64711
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- River Dove at Fauld Cottage Farm and Cornill LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3DOVE011
- River Dove and Egginton Brook at Egginton including Egginton Village and Derby RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3EGGINTON
- River Trent at Burton upon Trent from Branston to Clay Mills behind Flood DefencesDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT15
- Low-lying land and roads between Kings Bromley to Clay MillsDesignated alert area · EA ref 033WAF314
- Hilton Brook at Hilton including Common Lane, The Mease and Welland Road areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3HILT002
- River Trent in the Alrewas and Wychnor including Coton Close and Church Road in Alrewas, Wychnor Bridges and Sewage WorksDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT13
- River Tame at CroxallDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TAME024
- River Swarbourn at Woodlane Bridge, YoxallDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3SWARB01
- River Trent at riverside areas of Burton upon Trent including Waterside Road area in Stapenhill, Burton Bridge area, Newton Road area in Winshill and Church Lane in Newton SolneyDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT16
- River Dove at Marston on Dove including all properties on Marston LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3DOVE008
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.