Waggon Road water level

Name: Waggon Road water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Tame, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.57m Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Waggon Road, where the gauge shows 0.57 m.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 0.53 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.50 m (+0.07 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.45 m – 1.05 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.53 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.45 m – 0.72 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range: 0.39 m – 3.08 m
Same day last year: 0.50 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.45 m – 1.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.43 m – 1.60 m
Highest on record: 3.28 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.34 mJune 27, 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.

About the River Tame

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).

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 4° 0.2 mm Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 2.9 mm, 92% Wind 28 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 9.7 mm, 72% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 0.8 mm, 73% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 4.5 mm, 48% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 7° 5° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° 2.0 mm, 80% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tame

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
UppermillRiver gauge, River Tame	0.11 m	Normal	+0.05 m	3.7 km
DelphRiver gauge, River Tame	0.16 m	Normal	+0.03 m	5.9 km
Broomstairs BridgeRiver gauge, River Tame	0.29 m	Normal	+0.04 m	7.7 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame	0.16 m	Normal	+0.02 m	12 km
ElfordRiver gauge, River Tame	1.53 m	No reference yet	+0.42 m	94 km
HopwasRiver gauge, River Tame	0.81 m	Normal	+0.41 m	99 km
TamworthRiver gauge, River Tame	0.97 m	High	+0.16 m	101 km
BescotRiver gauge, River Tame	0.95 m	Normal	+0.10 m	106 km
Park HillRiver gauge, River Tame	0.26 m	Normal	+0.05 m	106 km
Sandwell WoodendRiver gauge, River Tame	0.64 m	Normal	+0.10 m	109 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame	0.31 m	Normal	+0.04 m	110 km
Perry ParkRiver gauge, River Tame	0.52 m	Normal	+0.13 m	110 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Woolley BridgeRiver gauge, River Etherow	0.30 m	Normal	+0.03 m	6.9 km
High Street WestRiver gauge, Glossop Brook	0.14 m	Normal	+0.05 m	9.2 km
Beal BridgeRiver gauge, River Beal	0.23 m	Normal	+0.02 m	10 km
CompstallRiver gauge, River Etherow	0.18 m	Normal	+0.06 m	11 km
Station RoadRiver gauge, River Beal	0.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
Gurney StreetRiver gauge, River Medlock	0.26 m	Normal	+0.05 m	12 km
MarsdenRiver gauge, River Colne	0.29 m	Normal	+0.06 m	12 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Tame at Waggon Road compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.50 m.

What is a normal level for the River Tame at Waggon Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.45 m and 0.72 m, based on 20 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 0.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Waggon Road today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST, the water level was 0.57 m. Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Waggon Road rising or falling?

Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Waggon Road normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Waggon Road?

The highest level on record is 3.28 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.34 m on June 27, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:692440 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.51472, -2.03839 (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	0.57 m	2026-10-19 15:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Waggon Road (ea:692440). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/waggon-road

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