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Live river level, flow, historical records and forecast for Borgie Bridge in Scotland, United Kingdom, built from official government gauge data.
Borgie Bridge is a gauged river in SC, GB.
At this station, the upstream area is 139 km2 (53.6 sq mi), so rain over that catchment is what reaches the gauge. The seasonal pattern is clear: January is the highest typical month at 0.65 m (2.14 ft), while July is the lowest typical month at 0.22 m (0.71 ft). For people using the river, that means winter and early spring are the times to watch for higher water, while the warm season tends to bring lower levels that can matter for intakes, shallow crossings, and fishing access.
The typical annual swing is 43.8 cm (17.2 in). That is enough movement to change how the river sits against banks, moorings, and low structures over the course of the year.
The record high at this gauge is 1.21 m (3.96 ft) in December 2024, and the record low is -0.19 m (-0.61 ft) in September 2018. Those two readings show the range this reach has already seen in the station record.
With 19 years on record, the gauge has had enough time to capture both seasonal lows and major flood responses. In a rain-driven coastal-plain and piedmont setting, the main things to watch are the winter-spring rise and the chance that hurricane-season rainfall can push levels quickly into new territory. The record high in December 2024 is the clearest reminder that the biggest water here may arrive outside the warm months.
The number shown on the page is most useful when it is set beside the median for the same calendar day across the station record. That comparison tells you whether the river is running higher or lower than it usually does at this point in the year, which is more useful for day-to-day decisions than raw elevation on its own.
At Borgie Bridge, the reading comes from SEPA. For a gauge with 19 years on record, that daily comparison gives a better sense of where the river sits in its seasonal pattern and how unusual today’s level is for this reach.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
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The level right now, in feet or metres, updated as the source agency publishes new readings - for many stations that is every five to fifteen minutes. How today compares to typical: every location carries its own typical-for-this-date band built from its historical record, so a reading is never just a number - it is above, below, or near what this water usually does on this calendar day. Which way it is moving: a measured RISING, FALLING, or STEADY verdict computed from the gauge's own recent readings, with the rate of change - the difference between a flood ending and one beginning. What comes next: level forecasts up to 72 hours ahead, driven by the gauge's recent behaviour, upstream water, and quantitative precipitation forecasts, alongside live radar, lightning, and weather for the surrounding region.
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