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SwedenLeominster Upper Marsh water level
River gauge, River Lugg, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
What this means
At 0.31 m, the River Lugg at Leominster Upper Marsh is at a record low.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.32 m (August 11, 2022). The usual range here runs from 0.50 m to 1.70 m.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.31 m and 0.35 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.50 m – 1.70 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.31 m – 0.35 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.31 m – 0.34 m
- Highest on record
- 2.78 mFebruary 17, 2020
- Lowest on record
- 0.32 mAugust 11, 2022
- Lowest on record
- 0.01 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Leominster Upper Marsh
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.
About the River Lugg
The River Lugg rises near Llangynllo in Powys, Wales. From its source, it flows through the border town of Presteigne and then into Herefordshire, England. It meets its main tributary, the River Arrow, to the south of Leominster, then flows into the River Wye downstream of Hereford at Mordiford, around 63 miles (101 km) from its source. Its name comes from a Welsh root, and means "bright stream".
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Lugg
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts BridgeRiver gauge, River Lugg | 0.74 m | Low | +0.01 m | 0.8 km |
| Ford BridgeRiver gauge, River Lugg | 0.04 m | Very low | ±0 | 4.7 km |
| BytonRiver gauge, River Lugg | 0.27 m | Low | +0.03 m | 14 km |
| LugwardineRiver gauge, River Lugg | 0.25 m | Normal | ±0 | 20 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leominster Osbourne PlaceRiver gauge, Kenwater | 0.48 m | Normal | ±0 | 0.7 km |
| Orleton Millbrook WayRiver gauge, Mill Brook | 0.10 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 7.5 km |
| EardislandRiver gauge, River Arrow | 0.27 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 8.0 km |
| Burford BridgeRiver gauge, Ledwyche Brook | 0.52 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 11 km |
| TenburyRiver gauge, Kyre Brook | 0.10 m | Low | ±0 | 13 km |
| TenburyRiver gauge, River Teme | 0.33 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 13 km |
| Sutton BridgeRiver gauge, Kyre Brook | 0.56 m | Normal | ±0 | 14 km |
Questions and answers
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 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Leominster Upper Marsh today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.31 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Leominster Upper Marsh rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Leominster Upper Marsh normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Leominster Upper Marsh?
The highest level on record is 2.78 m on February 17, 2020. The lowest is 0.32 m on August 11, 2022.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2532(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.23333, -2.73412(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 | 0.31 m | 2026-10-18 23:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Leominster Upper Marsh (ea:2532). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/herefordshire/leominster-upper-marsh
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