River Weaver: water levels along the river

We have 6 gauges on the River Weaver. 2 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges are in Cheshire. 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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6 gauges

River Weaver: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Pickerings CutRiver gauge, River Weaver	4.85 m	Normal	−0.04 m	3 hours ago
Acton BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	2.63 m	Normal	−0.08 m	3 hours ago
Hayhurst BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.62 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3 hours ago
AshbrookRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.39 m	Normal	−0.06 m	3 hours ago
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.45 m	Low	+0.01 m	3 hours ago
AudlemRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.13 m	Low	±0	3 hours ago

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

About the River Weaver

The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1721 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732. An unusual clause in the enabling act of Parliament, the River Weaver Navigation Act 1720, stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable, and it was 1775 before the first payments were made. Trade continued to rise, and by 1845, over £500,000 had been given to the county.