Moorend Road water level
River gauge, Lilley Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Moorend Road, where the gauge shows 0.33 m.
That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.34 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.32 m (+0.01 m).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.33 m – 0.39 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.34 m0.01 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.31 m – 0.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.30 m – 0.49 m
- Same day last year
- 0.32 m+0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.33 m – 0.39 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.32 m – 0.65 m
- Highest on record
- 1.74 mJune 12, 2016
- Lowest on record
- 0.27 mJuly 23, 2010
For anglers and canoeists
This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton KingsRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.30 m | Very low | ±0 | 0.7 km |
| Cox's FlumeRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.29 m | Normal | ±0 | 0.7 km |
| Cox's Meadow Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.03 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 0.9 km |
| College RoadRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.17 m | Normal | ±0 | 1.5 km |
| Merestones RoadRiver gauge, Hatherley Brook | 0.00 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 2.2 km |
| Prestbury RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook | 0.02 m | Low | ±0 | 2.7 km |
| Windyridge RoadRiver gauge, Wymans Brook | 0.67 m | High | +0.05 m | 4.1 km |
| ArleRiver gauge, River Chelt | 0.40 m | Low | ±0 | 4.3 km |
Questions and answers
How does Lilley Brook at Moorend Road compare with last year?
It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.32 m.
What is a normal level for Lilley Brook at Moorend Road in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.34 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.31 m and 0.44 m, based on 19 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Moorend Road today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Moorend Road rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Moorend Road normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Moorend Road?
The highest level on record is 1.74 m on June 12, 2016. The lowest is 0.27 m on July 23, 2010.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2671(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.88314, -2.06169(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 | 0.33 m | 2026-10-18 10:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Moorend Road (ea:2671). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/moorend-road
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer