Broom water level
River gauge, River Arrow, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.13 m, the River Arrow at Broom is below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.15 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.11 m, a difference of +0.02 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.10 m and 0.20 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
- 0.15 m0.02 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.11 m – 0.27 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.12 m – 0.49 m
- Same day last year
- 0.11 m+0.02 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.10 m – 0.20 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.10 m – 1.17 m
- Highest on record
- 3.22 mJuly 20, 2007
- Lowest on record
- 0.04 mAugust 12, 2005
On the river at Broom
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 Arrow
The River Arrow is a tributary of the River Avon and flows through Worcestershire and Warwickshire in the English Midlands.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.0 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 Arrow
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StudleyRiver gauge, River Arrow | 0.58 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 10 km |
| EardislandRiver gauge, River Arrow | 0.27 m | Very low | ±0 | 67 km |
| Titley MillRiver gauge, River Arrow | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 76 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon | 1.33 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 2.2 km |
| OffenhamRiver gauge, Badsey Brook | 0.11 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 9.2 km |
| Little AlneRiver gauge, River Alne | 0.95 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 9.3 km |
| EveshamRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.48 m | Low | ±0 | 11 km |
| FeckenhamRiver gauge, Bow Brook | 0.09 m | Low | −0.02 m | 11 km |
| StratfordRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.58 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 12 km |
| WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour | 0.69 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 13 km |
| Wyre PiddleRiver gauge, Piddle Brook | 0.10 m | Low | ±0 | 14 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Arrow at Broom higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.
What is a normal level for the River Arrow at Broom in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.27 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 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Broom today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 21:30 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Broom rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Broom 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 Broom?
The highest level on record is 3.22 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.04 m on August 12, 2005.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2104(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.18040, -1.87505(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 | 0.13 m | 2026-10-17 20:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Broom (ea:2104). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/broom
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