Halesowen Dogkennel Lane water level

Name: Halesowen Dogkennel Lane water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Stour, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST (38 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Halesowen Dogkennel Lane, where the gauge shows 0.10 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 1.00 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.07 m – 0.14 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.00 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.07 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.07 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record: 1.47 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.07 mSeptember 10, 2021

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 Stour

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.

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° 5° 0.4 mm Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 3.5 mm, 87% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 6.1 mm, 71% Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 3.5 mm, 65% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 2.0 mm, 49% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 12 mm, 67% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 9° 5° 1.4 mm, 53% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour	0.57 m	Normal	±0	2.2 km
StourbridgeRiver gauge, River Stour	0.24 m	Normal	+0.02 m	6.5 km
StourtonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.31 m	High	+0.21 m	11 km
PuxtonRiver gauge, River Stour	1.11 m	Very high	+0.45 m	15 km
WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour	0.66 m	Very low	+0.08 m	42 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.41 m	Normal	+0.07 m	51 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Halesowen Manor WayRiver gauge, Illey Brook	0.12 m	Normal	+0.02 m	0.4 km
LongbridgeRiver gauge, River Rea	0.35 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.8 km
Wildmoor FlumeRiver gauge, River Salwarpe	0.21 m	High	+0.06 m	8.5 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame	0.37 m	Normal	−0.15 m	8.7 km
Selly ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	0.07 m	Normal	+0.03 m	9.1 km
Calthorpe ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	10 km
Bromsgrove Burcot AvenueRiver gauge, Spadesbourne Brook	0.11 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Stour at Halesowen Dogkennel Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 1.00 m for this gauge.

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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Halesowen Dogkennel Lane today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Halesowen Dogkennel Lane rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Halesowen Dogkennel Lane normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Halesowen Dogkennel Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.47 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.07 m on September 10, 2021.

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:2539 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.44527, -2.04715 (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	0.10 m	2026-10-21 06:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Halesowen Dogkennel Lane (ea:2539). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-midlands/halesowen-dogkennel-lane

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer