Audlem water level

Name: Audlem water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Weaver, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.13m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (44 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Audlem: the gauge reads 0.13 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.18 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.10 m – 0.14 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.18 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.12 m – 0.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.11 m – 2.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.10 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.08 m – 2.22 m
Highest on record: 2.87 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.04 mAugust 23, 1976

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Weaver

The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1721 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732. An unusual clause in the enabling act of Parliament, the River Weaver Navigation Act 1720, stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable, and it was 1775 before the first payments were made. Trade continued to rise, and by 1845, over £500,000 had been given to the county.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 13° 7° 1.0 mm, 64% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 2.7 mm, 52% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 1.2 mm, 59% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° 3.0 mm, 57% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 37 mm, 76% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Weaver

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.44 m	Low	−0.01 m	8.7 km
AshbrookRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.42 m	Normal	−0.04 m	20 km
Hayhurst BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.62 m	Normal	+0.01 m	31 km
Acton BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	2.66 m	Normal	−0.01 m	33 km
Pickerings CutRiver gauge, River Weaver	4.82 m	Normal	−0.02 m	34 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
TernhillRiver gauge, River Tern	0.19 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Marshfield BridgeRiver gauge, Valley Brook	0.19 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
Newcastle Under LymeRiver gauge, Lyme Brook	0.21 m	Normal	−0.03 m	20 km
Whitleyford BridgeRiver gauge, Lonco Brook	0.10 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Hanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent	0.43 m	Normal	−0.03 m	21 km
Liverpool Road, Stoke-On-TrentRiver gauge, Fowlea Brook	0.05 m	Low	−0.05 m	22 km
TibbertonRiver gauge, River Meese	0.14 m	Low	±0	23 km
BucknallRiver gauge, River Trent	0.09 m	Low	−0.02 m	24 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Weaver at Audlem in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.12 m and 0.50 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Audlem today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Audlem rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Audlem normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Audlem?

The highest level on record is 2.87 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.04 m on August 23, 1976.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:680301 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.98374, -2.51889 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.13 m	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Audlem (ea:680301). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/audlem

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