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Hopwas water level

River gauge, River Tame, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.69m Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.21 m Lowest on record 0.25 m

History

0.40.60.8mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.40.60.8mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.40.60.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.40.60.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hopwas, where the gauge shows 0.69 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.42 m to 2.10 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.17 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.37 m – 0.82 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
0.42 m – 2.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.37 m – 0.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.44 m – 0.68 m
Highest on record
3.21 mJune 16, 2007
Lowest on record
0.25 mMay 7, 1990

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

About the River Tame

River Tame, West Midlands

The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England, and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent. The Tame is about 95 km (59 mi) long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e., the Tame and its main tributaries, is about 285 km (177 mi).

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.5 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 2.7 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 11 mm, 73% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 1.2 mm, 45% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 2.0 mm, 68% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 16 mm, 78% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.9 mm, 53% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 65%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tame

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
TamworthRiver gauge, River Tame 0.93 m Normal +0.07 m 2.8 km
ElfordRiver gauge, River Tame 1.44 m No reference yet +0.20 m 5.3 km
Lea MarstonRiver gauge, River Tame 0.36 m Normal −0.19 m 12 km
Water OrtonRiver gauge, River Tame 0.31 m Normal −0.23 m 14 km
Brookvale RoadRiver gauge, River Tame 0.63 m Normal +0.01 m 17 km
Perry ParkRiver gauge, River Tame 0.45 m Normal −0.13 m 18 km
Sandwell WoodendRiver gauge, River Tame 0.58 m Normal −0.19 m 19 km
BescotRiver gauge, River Tame 0.88 m Normal −0.58 m 19 km
Park HillRiver gauge, River Tame 0.25 m Normal −0.31 m 20 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame 0.41 m Normal −0.59 m 25 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame 0.15 m Normal +0.02 m 91 km
Broomstairs BridgeRiver gauge, River Tame 0.26 m Normal +0.02 m 93 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HintsRiver gauge, Bourne Brook 1.27 m High −0.01 m 3.2 km
PolesworthRiver gauge, River Anker 0.19 m Normal +0.04 m 8.4 km
Clifton HallRiver gauge, River Mease 0.29 m Normal +0.13 m 10 km
Kings BromleyRiver gauge, River Trent 0.63 m Low +0.02 m 13 km
Swans BarnRiver gauge, River Cole 1.04 m High +0.01 m 15 km
Hoar CrossRiver gauge, River Swarbourne 0.19 m Very low ±0 16 km
Hamstall RidwareRiver gauge, River Blithe 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Tame at Hopwas?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.42 m to 2.10 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 0.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hopwas today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 0.69 m. Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hopwas rising or falling?

Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hopwas normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hopwas?

The highest level on record is 3.21 m on June 16, 2007. The lowest is 0.25 m on May 7, 1990.

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:4095 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.64396, -1.73394 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.69 m 2026-10-20 04:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hopwas (ea:4095). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/hopwas

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