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Broomstairs Bridge water level

River gauge, River Tame, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.29m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.54 m Lowest on record 0.20 m

History

History
0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 20Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Tame at Broomstairs Bridge is at 0.29 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.27 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.23 m, a difference of +0.05 m.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.22 m and 0.56 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
0.27 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.11 m – 0.39 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.22 m – 2.10 m
Same day last year
0.23 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.22 m – 0.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.20 m – 0.62 m
Highest on record
2.54 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record
0.20 mJuly 3, 2011

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Tame

River Tame, West Midlands

The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England, and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent. The Tame is about 95 km (59 mi) long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e., the Tame and its main tributaries, is about 285 km (177 mi).

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: 8.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.1 mm Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 1.4 mm, 99% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 8.6 mm, 71% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 10° 7° 1.4 mm, 63% Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 3.9 mm, 73% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° – Wind 20 km/h
24 Sat 8° 4° 1.7 mm, 81% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tame

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame 0.17 m Normal +0.04 m 4.6 km
Waggon RoadRiver gauge, River Tame 0.53 m Normal +0.04 m 7.7 km
UppermillRiver gauge, River Tame 0.09 m Normal +0.02 m 11 km
DelphRiver gauge, River Tame 0.15 m Normal +0.02 m 13 km
ElfordRiver gauge, River Tame 1.56 m No reference yet +0.44 m 89 km
HopwasRiver gauge, River Tame 0.79 m Normal +0.34 m 93 km
TamworthRiver gauge, River Tame 0.98 m High +0.14 m 95 km
BescotRiver gauge, River Tame 0.89 m Normal +0.05 m 100 km
Park HillRiver gauge, River Tame 0.23 m Normal +0.03 m 100 km
Sandwell WoodendRiver gauge, River Tame 0.59 m Normal +0.05 m 103 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame 0.30 m Normal +0.02 m 104 km
Perry ParkRiver gauge, River Tame 0.47 m Normal +0.03 m 104 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CompstallRiver gauge, River Etherow 0.15 m Normal +0.03 m 5.2 km
Marple BridgeRiver gauge, River Goyt 0.25 m Normal +0.01 m 6.1 km
Woolley BridgeRiver gauge, River Etherow 0.27 m Normal ±0 7.2 km
BrinkswayRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.61 m Normal +0.06 m 7.4 km
Gurney StreetRiver gauge, River Medlock 0.24 m Normal +0.03 m 8.3 km
High Street WestRiver gauge, Glossop Brook 0.12 m Normal +0.03 m 8.7 km
London RoadRiver gauge, River Medlock 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 9.1 km
Collyhurst WeirRiver gauge, River Irk 0.15 m Normal ±0 9.9 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Tame at Broomstairs Bridge higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.23 m.

What is a normal level for the River Tame at Broomstairs Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.39 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 0.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Broomstairs Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.29 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Broomstairs Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Broomstairs 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 Broomstairs Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.54 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.20 m on July 3, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:692422 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.45459, -2.09558 (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 0.29 m 2026-10-19 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Broomstairs Bridge (ea:692422). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/broomstairs-bridge

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