Sandwell Woodend water level

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

River gauge, River Tame, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.58m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 02:30 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Sandwell Woodend reads 0.58 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.51 m to 2.20 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.51 m and 1.05 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: 0.51 m – 2.20 m
Highest on record: 3.11 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.48 mJune 10, 2023

On the river at Sandwell Woodend

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 Tame

The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England, and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent. The Tame is about 95 km (59 mi) long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e., the Tame and its main tributaries, is about 285 km (177 mi).

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.5 mm Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 4.9 mm, 99% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 9.9 mm, 76% Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 2.6 mm, 45% Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 2.0 mm, 73% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 9° 7° 14 mm, 80% Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 9° 6° 1.4 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 64%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tame

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Perry ParkRiver gauge, River Tame	0.44 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.3 km
BescotRiver gauge, River Tame	0.87 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.0 km
Brookvale RoadRiver gauge, River Tame	0.56 m	Normal	−0.06 m	4.7 km
Park HillRiver gauge, River Tame	0.23 m	Low	−0.05 m	4.7 km
SheepwashRiver gauge, River Tame	0.29 m	Normal	−0.13 m	6.7 km
Water OrtonRiver gauge, River Tame	0.27 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Lea MarstonRiver gauge, River Tame	0.40 m	Normal	+0.04 m	17 km
HopwasRiver gauge, River Tame	0.72 m	Normal	+0.21 m	19 km
TamworthRiver gauge, River Tame	0.94 m	Normal	+0.08 m	20 km
ElfordRiver gauge, River Tame	1.49 m	No reference yet	+0.29 m	23 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame	0.16 m	Normal	+0.03 m	100 km
Broomstairs BridgeRiver gauge, River Tame	0.26 m	Normal	+0.02 m	103 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WalsallRiver gauge, Ford Brook	0.21 m	Normal	−0.08 m	5.2 km
Calthorpe ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	0.10 m	Low	−0.05 m	8.8 km
Selly ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	−0.12 m	11 km
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour	0.52 m	Low	−0.12 m	11 km
Halesowen Manor WayRiver gauge, Illey Brook	0.09 m	Normal	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Tame at Sandwell Woodend?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.51 m to 2.20 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 0.58 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sandwell Woodend today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 02:30 BST, the water level was 0.58 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sandwell Woodend rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Sandwell Woodend 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 Sandwell Woodend?

The highest level on record is 3.11 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.48 m on June 10, 2023.

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:4605 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.53389, -1.94269 (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	0.58 m	2026-10-20 01:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sandwell Woodend (ea:4605). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-midlands/sandwell-woodend

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