Ewyas Harold water level
River gauge, Dulas Brook, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Far below the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
At 0.04 m, Dulas Brook at Ewyas Harold is far below normal.
The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 0.50 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.04 m (August 26, 2025).
The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.01 m and 0.05 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.13 m – 0.50 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.01 m – 0.05 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.01 m – 0.04 m
- Highest on record
- 2.97 mNovember 14, 2025
- Lowest on record
- 0.04 mAugust 26, 2025
On the river at Ewyas Harold
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeterchurchRiver gauge, River Dore | 0.15 m | Low | ±0 | 10 km |
| BelmontRiver gauge, River Wye | 0.42 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 14 km |
| Old Wye BridgeRiver gauge, River Wye | 0.25 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 16 km |
| BredwardineRiver gauge, River Wye | 0.43 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 16 km |
| Three ElmsRiver gauge, Yazor Brook | 0.04 m | Very low | ±0 | 16 km |
| Hereford - Ledbury RoadRiver gauge, Yazor Brook | 0.20 m | Normal | +0.10 m | 17 km |
| MordifordRiver gauge, River Wye | 0.52 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 20 km |
| LugwardineRiver gauge, River Lugg | 0.25 m | Normal | ±0 | 20 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for Dulas Brook at Ewyas Harold?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.13 m to 0.50 m for this gauge.
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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Ewyas Harold today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Ewyas Harold rising or falling?
Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Ewyas Harold normal?
Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ewyas Harold?
The highest level on record is 2.97 m on November 14, 2025. The lowest is 0.04 m on August 26, 2025.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2553(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.95823, -2.89878(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 | 0.04 m | 2026-10-19 13:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Ewyas Harold (ea:2553). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/herefordshire/ewyas-harold
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