Upper Tean water level
River gauge, River Tean, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.18 m, the River Tean at Upper Tean is far below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 0.28 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. The lowest reading on record is 0.03 m (October 17, 1998).
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 0.17 m and 0.31 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
- 0.28 m0.10 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.22 m – 0.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.04 m – 0.40 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.17 m – 0.31 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.17 m – 0.84 m
- Highest on record
- 1.93 mNovember 6, 2000
- Lowest on record
- 0.03 mOctober 17, 1998
On the river at Upper Tean
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 Tean
The River Tean is a small river in the English county of Staffordshire.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 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 Tean
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leasows FarmRiver gauge, River Tean | 0.41 m | High | +0.01 m | 9.8 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CresswellRiver gauge, River Blithe | 0.11 m | Very low | ±0 | 3.2 km |
| Blythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Blithe | 0.33 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 5.9 km |
| FroghallRiver gauge, River Churnet | 0.24 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 7.9 km |
| QuixhillRiver gauge, River Churnet | 0.25 m | Low | −0.01 m | 9.0 km |
| Uttoxeter ParkRiver gauge, Picknall Brook | 0.26 m | Low | ±0 | 9.5 km |
| RocesterRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.14 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 10 km |
| DoveridgeRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.67 m | Low | −0.01 m | 12 km |
| Basford BridgeRiver gauge, River Churnet | 0.24 m | Low | ±0 | 13 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for the River Tean at Upper Tean in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.22 m and 0.38 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Upper Tean today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 04:45 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Upper Tean rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Upper Tean normal?
Very 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 Upper Tean?
The highest level on record is 1.93 m on November 6, 2000. The lowest is 0.03 m on October 17, 1998.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4121(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.95359, -1.98953(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 | 0.18 m | 2026-10-19 03:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Upper Tean (ea:4121). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/upper-tean
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