Cheswick Green water level
River gauge, River Blythe, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Cheswick Green reads 0.33 m, a normal level for mid-October.
That puts it 0.06 m above the median of 0.27 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.26 m (+0.08 m).
The water is rising: up 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.23 m and 0.33 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
- 0.27 m0.06 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.24 m – 0.45 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.19 m – 0.55 m
- Same day last year
- 0.26 m+0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.23 m – 0.33 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.23 m – 1.21 m
- Highest on record
- 1.73 mMay 27, 2018
- Lowest on record
- 0.18 mSeptember 14, 2003
On the river at Cheswick Green
A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Blythe
The River Blythe flows through the English Midlands from central Warwickshire, through the Borough of Solihull and on to Coleshill in north Warwickshire. It runs along the Meriden Gap in the Midlands Plateau, is fed by the River Cole and is a tributary of the River Tame beside the West Midland Bird Club's Ladywalk reserve. This then joins the River Trent, whose waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.3 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 Blythe
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle FarmRiver gauge, River Blythe | 0.62 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 16 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull LodgeRiver gauge, River Cole | 0.34 m | Normal | +0.07 m | 3.6 km |
| Henley RiverRiver gauge, River Alne | 0.42 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 9.2 km |
| Selly ParkRiver gauge, River Rea | 0.23 m | High | +0.27 m | 9.4 km |
| Calthorpe ParkRiver gauge, River Rea | 0.39 m | High | +0.32 m | 11 km |
| LongbridgeRiver gauge, River Rea | 0.55 m | Normal | +0.28 m | 12 km |
| StudleyRiver gauge, River Arrow | 0.72 m | High | +0.14 m | 12 km |
| Bacons EndRiver gauge, River Cole | 0.50 m | Very high | +0.37 m | 13 km |
| Little AlneRiver gauge, River Alne | 0.96 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 14 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Blythe at Cheswick Green compare with last year?
It is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.26 m.
What is a normal level for the River Blythe at Cheswick Green in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.24 m and 0.45 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Cheswick Green today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Cheswick Green rising or falling?
Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Cheswick Green 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 Cheswick Green?
The highest level on record is 1.73 m on May 27, 2018. The lowest is 0.18 m on September 14, 2003.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4129(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.37615, -1.81443(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 | 0.33 m | 2026-10-19 04:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Cheswick Green (ea:4129). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-midlands/cheswick-green
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