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Tamworth water level

River gauge, River Tame, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.94m Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.73 m Lowest on record 0.77 m

History

History
0.81.01.2mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.81.01.2mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.81.01.2mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.81.01.2mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.81.01.21.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.81.01.21.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.81.01.21.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.81.01.21.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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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 Tamworth, where the gauge shows 0.94 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.87 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.07 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.82 m, a difference of +0.12 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.80 m – 0.98 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
0.87 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.83 m – 1.04 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.86 m – 1.30 m
Same day last year
0.82 m+0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.80 m – 0.98 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.83 m – 1.39 m
Highest on record
2.73 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.77 mSeptember 18, 1979

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

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.2 mm, 29% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 2.7 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 8.0 mm, 84% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 4.8 mm, 51% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 0.6 mm, 65% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 28 mm, 80% Wind 41 km/h
24 Sat 12° 5° 1.0 mm, 50% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tame

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HopwasRiver gauge, River Tame 0.72 m Normal +0.21 m 2.8 km
ElfordRiver gauge, River Tame 1.49 m No reference yet +0.27 m 6.8 km
Lea MarstonRiver gauge, River Tame 0.39 m Normal +0.04 m 10 km
Water OrtonRiver gauge, River Tame 0.27 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
Brookvale RoadRiver gauge, River Tame 0.55 m Normal −0.12 m 18 km
Perry ParkRiver gauge, River Tame 0.44 m Normal −0.01 m 19 km
Sandwell WoodendRiver gauge, River Tame 0.58 m Normal −0.02 m 20 km
BescotRiver gauge, River Tame 0.87 m Normal −0.01 m 21 km
Park HillRiver gauge, River Tame 0.23 m Low −0.05 m 22 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame 0.30 m Normal −0.12 m 26 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame 0.16 m Normal +0.03 m 93 km
Broomstairs BridgeRiver gauge, River Tame 0.26 m Normal +0.02 m 95 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HintsRiver gauge, Bourne Brook 1.27 m High ±0 4.5 km
PolesworthRiver gauge, River Anker 0.18 m Normal +0.05 m 5.7 km
Clifton HallRiver gauge, River Mease 0.25 m Normal +0.09 m 9.5 km
MancetterRiver gauge, River Anker 0.93 m Very high +0.20 m 14 km
Swans BarnRiver gauge, River Cole 1.06 m High +0.16 m 14 km
Temple MillRiver gauge, River Sence 0.40 m Normal +0.18 m 15 km
Castle FarmRiver gauge, River Blythe 0.74 m Normal +0.12 m 15 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Tame at Tamworth higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.12 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.82 m.

What is a normal level for the River Tame at Tamworth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.83 m and 1.04 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 0.94 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tamworth today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 02:30 BST, the water level was 0.94 m. Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Tamworth rising or falling?

Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tamworth 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 Tamworth?

The highest level on record is 2.73 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.77 m on September 18, 1979.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4069 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.63129, -1.69751 (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 0.94 m 2026-10-20 01:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Tamworth (ea:4069). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/tamworth

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