Hereford - Ledbury Road water level

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

River gauge, Yazor Brook, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.10m Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 08:15 BST (3 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Hereford - Ledbury Road: the gauge reads 0.10 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 0.90 m.

It is still going down, by 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.08 m – 1.77 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: 0.10 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.08 m – 1.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.10 m – 1.77 m
Highest on record: 1.91 mFebruary 17, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.05 mSeptember 30, 2020

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 11° 8° 12 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 1.3 mm, 76% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu 13° 7° 7.6 mm, 92% Wind 26 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 18 mm, 94% Wind 45 km/h

24 Sat 12° 7° 6.4 mm, 92% Wind 33 km/h

25 Sun 17° 13° 1.8 mm, 47% Wind 21 km/h

26 Mon 18° 9° 3.6 mm, 57% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on Yazor Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Three ElmsRiver gauge, Yazor Brook	0.04 m	Very low	±0	3.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Old Wye BridgeRiver gauge, River Wye	0.25 m	Normal	−0.04 m	1.3 km
LugwardineRiver gauge, River Lugg	0.25 m	Normal	±0	2.9 km
BelmontRiver gauge, River Wye	0.42 m	Normal	−0.04 m	3.6 km
MordifordRiver gauge, River Wye	0.52 m	Normal	−0.05 m	5.8 km
YarkhillRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye)	0.19 m	Low	±0	9.9 km
Ford BridgeRiver gauge, River Lugg	0.04 m	Very low	±0	15 km
Bishops FromeRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye)	0.13 m	Normal	+0.02 m	17 km
Ewyas HaroldRiver gauge, Dulas Brook	0.04 m	Very low	±0	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Yazor Brook at Hereford - Ledbury Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.10 m to 0.90 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hereford - Ledbury Road today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 08:15 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hereford - Ledbury Road rising or falling?

Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hereford - Ledbury Road normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hereford - Ledbury Road?

The highest level on record is 1.91 m on February 17, 2020. The lowest is 0.05 m on September 30, 2020.

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:26350 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.05498, -2.70146 (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	0.10 m	2026-10-20 07:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hereford - Ledbury Road (ea:26350). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/herefordshire/hereford-ledbury-road

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