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Kings Bromley water level

River gauge, River Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.62m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
5.24 m³/s
0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.68 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
1.01.5mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.5mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mJanMarMayJulSepNov202612mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.62 m, the River Trent at Kings Bromley is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.14 m below the median of 0.76 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.57 m (+0.04 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 0.57 m and 0.77 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.76 m0.14 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.58 m – 1.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.58 m – 1.52 m
Same day last year
0.57 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.57 m – 0.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.57 m – 2.33 m
Highest on record
2.68 mJune 27, 2007
Lowest on record
0.09 mSeptember 7, 1976

On the river at Kings Bromley

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 Trent

River Trent

The Trent, the third-longest river in the United Kingdom, has its source in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It drains the North Midlands, eventually flowing into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in the past have often caused its course to change.

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: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 2.4 mm, 88% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 9.9 mm, 75% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.3 mm, 57% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 2.2 mm, 42% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 9.2 mm, 63% Wind 26 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 1.2 mm, 53% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the River Trent

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
DrakelowRiver gauge, River Trent 1.21 m Normal +0.17 m 11 km
Great HaywoodRiver gauge, River Trent 0.84 m Normal +0.01 m 15 km
WillingtonRiver gauge, River Trent 1.00 m Normal +0.15 m 19 km
DarlastonRiver gauge, River Trent 0.83 m Normal −0.01 m 30 km
ShardlowRiver gauge, River Trent 0.49 m Normal +0.02 m 34 km
Hanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent 0.42 m Normal +0.01 m 36 km
BucknallRiver gauge, River Trent 0.08 m Low ±0 38 km
KnypersleyRiver gauge, River Trent 0.43 m Normal ±0 43 km
Clifton BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent 0.97 m Normal +0.01 m 47 km
ColwickRiver gauge, River Trent 1.08 m Low +0.05 m 53 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent 0.31 m Normal ±0 72 km
North MuskhamRiver gauge, River Trent 0.85 m Normal +0.05 m 79 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hoar CrossRiver gauge, River Swarbourne 0.19 m Very low ±0 2.7 km
Hamstall RidwareRiver gauge, River Blithe 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 2.8 km
MarchingtonRiver gauge, Marchington Brook 0.15 m Low ±0 13 km
AnslowRiver gauge, Rolleston Brook 0.35 m High +0.01 m 13 km
HopwasRiver gauge, River Tame 0.79 m Normal +0.34 m 13 km
Aston BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.65 m Normal ±0 14 km
HattonRiver gauge, River Dove 0.26 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 14 km
Clifton HallRiver gauge, River Mease 0.23 m Normal +0.08 m 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Trent at Kings Bromley compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.57 m.

What is a normal level for the River Trent at Kings Bromley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.58 m and 1.10 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.62 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kings Bromley today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.62 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kings Bromley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kings Bromley normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Kings Bromley?

The highest level on record is 2.68 m on June 27, 2007. The lowest is 0.09 m on September 7, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4012 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.75692, -1.80540 (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 0.62 m 2026-10-19 21:15 Provisional
Flow 5.24 m³/s 2026-10-19 20:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kings Bromley (ea:4012). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/kings-bromley

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