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River gauge, Slad Brook, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
What this means
Slad Brook at Slad Steanbridge Lane is running at a record low at 0.12 m.
No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.13 m, from August 8, 2021. The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 0.40 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 0.13 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.13 m – 0.40 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.10 m – 0.13 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.10 m – 0.12 m
- Highest on record
- 0.58 mOctober 20, 2023
- Lowest on record
- 0.13 mAugust 8, 2021
- Lowest on record
- 0.01 m below the lowest level on record
Fishing and paddling
At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About Slad Brook
Slad Brook is a small river in Gloucestershire, England. It rises in woodland to the north of Down Hill, and to the south of the village of Sheepscombe. It heads in a southerly and south-westerly direction through open countryside until it reaches the north-easterly edge of Stroud. It is then culverted beneath the town. Formerly it was a tributary of the River Frome, but was diverted into the Thames and Severn Canal as part of flood defence works shortly after the canal was abandoned in 1954.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Slad Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slad RoadRiver gauge, Slad Brook | 0.02 m | Lowest on record | +0.01 m | 3.3 km |
| MerrywalksRiver gauge, Slad Brook | 0.16 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 3.5 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrimscombeRiver gauge, River Frome (Severn) | 0.64 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 5.0 km |
| Ebley MillRiver gauge, River Frome (Severn) | 0.13 m | Low | −0.01 m | 5.5 km |
| ChalfordRiver gauge, River Frome (Severn) | 0.04 m | Low | ±0 | 5.9 km |
| Bondend RoadRiver gauge, River Twyver | 0.29 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 7.5 km |
| Abbeymead AvenueRiver gauge, River Twyver | 0.03 m | Lowest on record | +0.01 m | 8.3 km |
| Egypt MillRiver gauge, Nailsworth Stream | 0.37 m | Normal | ±0 | 8.3 km |
| WitcombeRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook | 0.00 m | Low | ±0 | 8.4 km |
| Field Court DriveRiver gauge, Dimore Brook | 0.09 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 9.3 km |
Questions and answers
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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Slad Steanbridge Lane today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Slad Steanbridge Lane rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Slad Steanbridge Lane normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Slad Steanbridge Lane?
The highest level on record is 0.58 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.13 m on August 8, 2021.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2549(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.76779, -2.17996(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 | 0.12 m | 2026-10-19 15:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Slad Steanbridge Lane (ea:2549). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/slad-steanbridge-lane
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