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Wedderburn Bridge water level

River gauge, River Leadon, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.80 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
0.20.30.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.20.30.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-012mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-012mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Wedderburn Bridge reads 0.20 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.18 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.18 m and 0.47 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
0.23 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.17 m – 0.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.18 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.18 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.18 m – 0.47 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.18 m – 2.46 m
Highest on record
3.80 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.09 mAugust 24, 1976

On the river at Wedderburn Bridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Leadon

River Leadon

The River Leadon is a river in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, a tributary of the River Severn. It rises just south of the village of Acton Beauchamp, and flows south past Bosbury to the town of Ledbury, which takes its name from the river. It then flows south and east past Dymock, Upleadon and Highleadon to join the Severn at Over, just west of Gloucester. The river is approximately 32 miles (51 km) long.

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 3° 0.2 mm, 20% Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 14° 5° 5.0 mm, 90% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 4° 3.3 mm, 76% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 8° 4° 3.9 mm, 59% Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 14° 4° 3.9 mm, 63% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 16 mm, 76% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° 0.9 mm, 55% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Leadon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BosburyRiver gauge, River Leadon −0.02 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
AshleworthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.79 m Low ±0 4.5 km
SandhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.75 m Normal −0.01 m 5.7 km
SandhurstRiver gauge, Hatherley Brook 0.73 m Low −0.01 m 5.7 km
MinsterworthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.58 m Low +0.06 m 6.6 km
GloucesterRiver gauge, River Severn 0.29 m Very low +0.06 m 7.1 km
Haw BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.68 m Very low +0.10 m 8.1 km
Clomoney WayRiver gauge, Horsbere Brook 0.49 m Normal +0.22 m 8.8 km
Armscroft PlaceRiver gauge, Wotton Brook 0.13 m Normal +0.13 m 8.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Leadon at Wedderburn Bridge higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.18 m.

What is a normal level for the River Leadon at Wedderburn Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.17 m and 0.44 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 0.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wedderburn Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wedderburn Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Wedderburn Bridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Wedderburn Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.80 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.09 m on August 24, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2017 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.90903, -2.32673 (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 0.20 m 2026-10-19 06:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wedderburn Bridge (ea:2017). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/gloucestershire/wedderburn-bridge

How we check values

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