Deerhurst Flood Plain Level water level

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

River gauge, River Severn, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

2.52m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Severn at Deerhurst Flood Plain Level is at 2.52 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.11 m to 3.67 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.49 m and 2.52 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.11 m – 3.67 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.49 m – 2.52 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.47 m – 2.52 m
Highest on record: 6.41 mJuly 22, 2007
Lowest on record: 2.39 mOctober 19, 2022

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, with a length of 220 miles (354 km). It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley, Gloucestershire. It rises in the Cambrian Mountains in mid Wales, at an altitude of 610 m (2,000 ft), on the Plynlimon massif, which lies close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes. The river then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. The county towns of Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester lie on its course.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 6° 0.3 mm, 39% Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 6.7 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 10° 7° 11 mm, 91% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 10° 3° 16 mm, 53% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 3.0 mm, 74% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 27 mm, 82% Wind 47 km/h

24 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn	0.77 m	Normal	±0	0.3 km
Haw BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.68 m	Very low	+0.10 m	3.4 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.43 m	Low	+0.04 m	4.1 km
AshleworthRiver gauge, River Severn	0.79 m	Low	±0	7.2 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.00 m³/s	No reference yet	±0	9.1 km
SandhurstRiver gauge, River Severn	0.74 m	Normal	−0.03 m	10.0 km
GloucesterRiver gauge, River Severn	0.29 m	Very low	+0.06 m	12 km
MinsterworthRiver gauge, River Severn	0.57 m	Low	+0.04 m	17 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn	0.52 m	Low	+0.08 m	21 km
EpneyRiver gauge, River Severn	3.44 m	Normal	±0	22 km
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn	0.57 m	Normal	+0.04 m	24 km
Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn	0.46 m	Lowest on record	+0.05 m	27 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Tewkesbury TredingtonRiver gauge, River Swilgate	0.30 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.0 km
Upper PoundRiver gauge, River Avon	2.23 m	Normal	±0	4.1 km
Leigh CourtRiver gauge, Leigh Brook	0.44 m	Normal	±0	4.7 km
Tewkesbury WoolstoneRiver gauge, Tirle Brook	0.00 m	Low	±0	8.6 km
ArleRiver gauge, River Chelt	0.40 m	Low	±0	8.6 km
BredonRiver gauge, River Avon	0.74 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Severn at Deerhurst Flood Plain Level?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.11 m to 3.67 m for this gauge.

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 2.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Deerhurst Flood Plain Level today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:30 BST, the water level was 2.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Deerhurst Flood Plain Level rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Deerhurst Flood Plain Level normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Deerhurst Flood Plain Level?

The highest level on record is 6.41 m on July 22, 2007. The lowest is 2.39 m on October 19, 2022.

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:2534 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.96853, -2.18967 (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	2.52 m	2026-10-18 23:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Deerhurst Flood Plain Level (ea:2534). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/deerhurst-flood-plain-level

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer