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Moorend Road water level

River gauge, Lilley Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.33m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.74 m Lowest on record 0.27 m

History

History
0.30.40.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.40.5mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.40.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.40.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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.

18 Sun 12° 2° 0.5 mm, 23% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 7.9 mm, 92% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 6.0 mm, 76% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 12° 5° 5.4 mm, 65% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 2.2 mm, 60% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 21 mm, 75% Wind 29 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.5 mm, 54% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 49%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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