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Mythe Bridge water level

River gauge, River Severn, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.44m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.50 m Lowest on record 0.31 m

History

History
0.40.60.81.0mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.40.60.81.0mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.50.81.0mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.50.81.0mSep 19Oct 4Oct 18Bottom of normal range
24mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range24mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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What this means

Low water at Mythe Bridge: the gauge reads 0.44 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 0.51 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.42 m (+0.02 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.37 m – 0.53 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
0.51 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.41 m – 1.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.41 m – 2.80 m
Same day last year
0.42 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.37 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.35 m – 4.29 m
Highest on record
5.50 mJuly 22, 2007
Lowest on record
0.31 mSeptember 28, 2003

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 Severn

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 3° 0.1 mm, 20% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 6.4 mm, 90% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 5° 6.0 mm, 76% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 4.5 mm, 59% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 3.6 mm, 63% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 18 mm, 76% Wind 30 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Deerhurst Flood Plain LevelRiver gauge, River Severn 2.52 m Normal ±0 4.1 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.77 m Normal ±0 4.2 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.00 m³/s No reference yet ±0 5.9 km
Haw BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.68 m Very low +0.11 m 7.3 km
AshleworthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.79 m Low ±0 11 km
SandhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.74 m Normal −0.02 m 14 km
GloucesterRiver gauge, River Severn 0.29 m Very low +0.06 m 16 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn 0.53 m Low +0.07 m 18 km
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn 0.57 m Normal +0.02 m 20 km
MinsterworthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.58 m Low +0.05 m 21 km
Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn 0.45 m Lowest on record +0.02 m 23 km
EpneyRiver gauge, River Severn 3.40 m Normal −0.03 m 26 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Upper PoundRiver gauge, River Avon 2.23 m Normal ±0 0.6 km
Tewkesbury TredingtonRiver gauge, River Swilgate 0.30 m Normal −0.01 m 4.1 km
BredonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.75 m Normal ±0 4.9 km
Eckington SluiceRiver gauge, River Avon 1.98 m Low ±0 7.2 km
Tewkesbury TeddingtonRiver gauge, Carrant Brook −0.08 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 7.3 km
Tewkesbury WoolstoneRiver gauge, Tirle Brook 0.08 m Normal +0.08 m 7.6 km
Leigh CourtRiver gauge, Leigh Brook 0.44 m Normal ±0 8.7 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Severn at Mythe Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.42 m.

What is a normal level for the River Severn at Mythe Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.51 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.41 m and 1.11 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 0.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mythe Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 03:30 BST, the water level was 0.44 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mythe Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mythe Bridge 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 Mythe Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.50 m on July 22, 2007. The lowest is 0.31 m on September 28, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2087 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.00171, -2.16309 (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 0.44 m 2026-10-19 02:30 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Mythe Bridge (ea:2087). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/mythe-bridge

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