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Milford water level

River gauge, River Sow, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.44m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.87 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

0.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.52.0mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.52.0mSep 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
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Milford, where the gauge shows 0.44 m.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 0.49 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.35 m (+0.09 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.40 m – 0.62 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
0.49 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.34 m – 1.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.30 m – 1.99 m
Same day last year
0.35 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.40 m – 0.62 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.41 m – 2.10 m
Highest on record
2.87 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record
0.01 mDecember 3, 1989

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 Sow

River Sow

The River Sow is a tributary of the River Trent in Staffordshire, England, and is the river that flows through Stafford.

Read more on Wikipedia

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

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Sow

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Broadeye BridgeRiver gauge, River Sow 0.34 m Normal +0.01 m 5.9 km
Great BridgfordRiver gauge, River Sow 0.23 m Low ±0 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Great HaywoodRiver gauge, River Trent 0.82 m Normal ±0 2.4 km
StaffordRiver gauge, Rising Brook 0.07 m Low ±0 5.5 km
AstonfieldsRiver gauge, Sandyford Brook 0.24 m Normal +0.05 m 5.9 km
PenkridgeRiver gauge, River Penk 0.29 m Normal +0.06 m 8.9 km
CannockRiver gauge, Ridings Brook 0.23 m Normal ±0 12 km
ShallowfordRiver gauge, Meece Brook 0.16 m Low ±0 12 km
Hamstall RidwareRiver gauge, River Blithe 0.11 m Normal +0.01 m 14 km
Deepmore FarmRiver gauge, Saredon Brook 0.40 m High +0.09 m 14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Sow at Milford compare with last year?

It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.35 m.

What is a normal level for the River Sow at Milford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.49 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.34 m and 1.05 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 0.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Milford today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:15 BST, the water level was 0.44 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Milford rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Milford normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Milford?

The highest level on record is 2.87 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on December 3, 1989.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4014 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.79150, -2.03851 (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 0.44 m 2026-10-19 13:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Milford (ea:4014). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/milford

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