Halesowen Manor Way water level

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

River gauge, Illey Brook, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.13m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST (32 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 Manor Way, where the gauge shows 0.13 m.

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

It is on the way up, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.08 m – 0.16 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: 0.08 m – 0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.09 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record: 2.25 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.07 mSeptember 7, 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.

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° 0.2 mm Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 3.6 mm, 87% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 11° 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 73%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Halesowen Dogkennel LaneRiver gauge, River Stour	0.11 m	Normal	+0.03 m	0.4 km
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour	0.60 m	Normal	+0.07 m	2.4 km
LongbridgeRiver gauge, River Rea	0.49 m	Normal	+0.20 m	6.5 km
StourbridgeRiver gauge, River Stour	0.29 m	Normal	+0.12 m	6.9 km
Wildmoor FlumeRiver gauge, River Salwarpe	0.21 m	High	+0.06 m	8.5 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame	0.48 m	Normal	+0.18 m	8.7 km
Selly ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	0.10 m	Normal	+0.13 m	8.7 km
Calthorpe ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	0.22 m	Normal	+0.12 m	9.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Illey Brook at Halesowen Manor Way?

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

What is the water level of Halesowen Manor Way today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Halesowen Manor Way rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Halesowen Manor Way 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 Manor Way?

The highest level on record is 2.25 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.07 m on September 7, 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:2538 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.44520, -2.04144 (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	2026-10-21 00:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Halesowen Manor Way (ea:2538). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-midlands/halesowen-manor-way

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