River Cole: water levels along the river

5 gauges report along the River Cole. 1 of them reads below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges on this page are spread across Warwickshire, West Midlands and Wiltshire. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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5 gauges

River Cole: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Swans BarnRiver gauge, River Cole	0.91 m	Normal	−0.15 m	55 min ago
Bacons EndRiver gauge, River Cole	0.14 m	Low	−0.06 m	55 min ago
Solihull LodgeRiver gauge, River Cole	0.26 m	Normal	−0.01 m	55 min ago
IngleshamRiver gauge, River Cole	0.08 m	Normal	±0	40 min ago
Lower StrattonRiver gauge, River Cole	1.97 m	Normal	−0.02 m	40 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Cole

The River Cole is a 25-mile-long (40-kilometre) river in the English Midlands. It rises on the lower slopes of Forhill, one of the south-western ramparts of the Birmingham Plateau, at Red Hill and flows south before flowing largely north-east across the plateau to enter the River Blythe below Coleshill, near Ladywalk, shortly before the Blythe meets the Tame. This then joins the Trent, whose waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. Its source is very near the main watershed of Midland England: tributaries are few and very short except in the lower reaches, so the Cole is only a small stream. The stretch between Shard End and Tyseley formed part of the historic border between Warwickshire and Worcestershire.