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Stourton water level

River gauge, River Stour, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.26m Up 0.18 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.22 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

History
0.10.20.30.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Stourton shows 0.26 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.12 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.08 m, a difference of +0.18 m.

The water is rising: up 0.18 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.06 m and 0.39 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
0.13 m0.12 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.11 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 2.40 m
Same day last year
0.08 m+0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.39 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 1.38 m
Highest on record
3.22 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.05 mSeptember 1, 2000

On the river at Stourton

High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Stour

River Stour, Kent

The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluence with the East Stour at Ashford is sometimes known as the Upper Great Stour or West Stour. In the tidal lower reaches, the artificial Stonar Cut short cuts a large loop in the natural river.

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° 3° 0.2 mm Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 3.6 mm, 85% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 6.7 mm, 73% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 3.2 mm, 67% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 2.4 mm, 51% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 4.8 mm, 67% Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 1.4 mm, 57% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StourbridgeRiver gauge, River Stour 0.30 m Normal +0.16 m 4.6 km
PuxtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.70 m Normal +0.19 m 8.1 km
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour 0.57 m Normal +0.07 m 9.9 km
Halesowen Dogkennel LaneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.10 m Normal +0.02 m 11 km
WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.63 m Lowest on record −0.03 m 50 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.26 m Normal ±0 60 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SwindonRiver gauge, Smestow Brook 1.12 m Normal +0.01 m 5.7 km
Halesowen Manor WayRiver gauge, Illey Brook 0.13 m Normal +0.04 m 11 km
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn 0.36 m Normal −0.09 m 12 km
Oak CottageRiver gauge, Dowles Brook 0.09 m Low ±0 12 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame 0.51 m Normal +0.24 m 13 km
WightwickRiver gauge, Smestow Brook 0.09 m Lowest on record +0.07 m 14 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Stour at Stourton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.18 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Stour at Stourton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.33 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stourton today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 09:15 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Up 0.18 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stourton rising or falling?

Up 0.18 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stourton normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stourton?

The highest level on record is 3.22 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.05 m on September 1, 2000.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2084 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.46131, -2.20747 (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 0.26 m 2026-10-19 08:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stourton (ea:2084). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/stourton

How we check values

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