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Holyhead Road water level

River gauge, River Sherbourne, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.02 m³/s
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.59 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Sherbourne at Holyhead Road is at 0.07 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.08 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.07 m and 0.15 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
0.08 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.04 m – 0.19 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 1.10 m
Same day last year
0.08 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.85 m
Highest on record
1.59 mNovember 25, 2012
Lowest on record
0.01 mJuly 19, 2006

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Sherbourne

River Sherbourne

The River Sherbourne is a river that flows through the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. The name Sherbourne is said to derive from Scir Burna, "clear stream" in Old English.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

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.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 6.2 mm, 96% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 10 mm, 70% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 1.8 mm, 52% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 1.6 mm, 42% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 18 mm, 71% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.9 mm, 52% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Sherbourne

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hope Street, CoventryRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.41 m Normal ±0 2.0 km
Charterhouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.14 m Very low +0.01 m 3.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sir Henry Parkes RoadRiver gauge, Canley Brook 0.22 m Low ±0 2.7 km
Torrington AvenueRiver gauge, Canley Brook −0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 3.9 km
LongfordRiver gauge, River Sowe 0.36 m Normal −0.02 m 5.1 km
Hall Green RoadRiver gauge, River Sowe 0.28 m Normal −0.01 m 5.4 km
KenilworthRiver gauge, Finham Brook 0.68 m Low ±0 7.4 km
StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.15 m Normal +0.01 m 8.9 km
Castle FarmRiver gauge, River Blythe 0.65 m Normal −0.07 m 13 km
NuneatonRiver gauge, River Anker 0.69 m Normal ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Sherbourne at Holyhead Road compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Sherbourne at Holyhead Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.04 m and 0.19 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Holyhead Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Holyhead Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Holyhead Road 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 Holyhead Road?

The highest level on record is 1.59 m on November 25, 2012. The lowest is 0.01 m on July 19, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2129 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.41791, -1.54648 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.07 m 2026-10-18 18:45 Provisional
Flow 0.02 m³/s 2026-10-18 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Holyhead Road (ea:2129). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-midlands/holyhead-road

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.