Basford Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Churnet, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.24m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Churnet at Basford Bridge is running below normal at 0.24 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.26 m to 1.08 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.21 m and 0.34 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: 0.26 m – 1.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.21 m – 0.34 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.22 m – 0.30 m
Highest on record: 2.67 mAugust 23, 1987
Lowest on record: 0.14 mSeptember 5, 1976

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Churnet

The River Churnet is a river in Staffordshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Dove.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° 1.0 mm Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 1.9 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 20 mm, 88% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 10° 1° 5.7 mm, 61% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 10° 0° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° 28 mm, 86% Wind 40 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° 8.6 mm, 53% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Churnet

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Flint MillRiver gauge, River Churnet	0.04 m	Low	−0.01 m	1.2 km
FroghallRiver gauge, River Churnet	0.24 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.0 km
LeekRiver gauge, River Churnet	0.18 m	Very low	−0.02 m	6.3 km
QuixhillRiver gauge, River Churnet	0.25 m	Low	−0.01 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WallgrangeRiver gauge, Endon Brook	0.08 m	Very low	−0.01 m	2.4 km
KnypersleyRiver gauge, River Trent	0.43 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.9 km
WaterhousesRiver gauge, River Hamps	0.14 m	Very low	−0.01 m	10 km
Brookhouse FarmRiver gauge, Ford Green Brook	0.21 m	Normal	±0	10 km
BucknallRiver gauge, River Trent	0.08 m	Low	−0.01 m	10 km
Blythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Blithe	0.32 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
Liverpool Road, Stoke-On-TrentRiver gauge, Fowlea Brook	0.04 m	Low	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Churnet at Basford Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.26 m to 1.08 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Basford Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Basford Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Basford Bridge 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 Basford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.67 m on August 23, 1987. The lowest is 0.14 m on September 5, 1976.

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:4061 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.06433, -2.02681 (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	0.24 m	2026-10-19 04:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Basford Bridge (ea:4061). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/basford-bridge

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