Kings Bromley water level
River gauge, River Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 5.24 m³/s
History
20252026
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
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.
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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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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
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