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Bredon water level

River gauge, River Avon, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.74m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
11.1 m³/s
0 3 5 Highest onrecord 4.67 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
0.70.80.9mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.70.80.9mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
1.01.52.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0123mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0123mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bredon reads 0.74 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 0.72 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.72 m (+0.03 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.73 m and 1.70 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
0.72 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.65 m – 0.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.65 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.72 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.73 m – 1.70 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.70 m – 3.07 m
Highest on record
4.67 mJuly 22, 2007
Lowest on record
0.01 mNovember 30, 1988

On the river at Bredon

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 Avon

River Avon, Bristol

The River Avon is a river in the southwest of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name, it is often called the Bristol Avon. The name 'Avon' is from an ancestor of the Welsh word afon, meaning 'river'.

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: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 2° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 4.8 mm, 80% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 3.5 mm, 51% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 1.2 mm, 53% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 2.4 mm, 57% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 15° 7° 25 mm, 75% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Avon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Eckington SluiceRiver gauge, River Avon 1.96 m Low −0.01 m 3.1 km
Upper PoundRiver gauge, River Avon 2.23 m Normal ±0 4.8 km
PershoreRiver gauge, River Avon 3.29 m Low +0.01 m 8.6 km
EveshamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.47 m Low −0.01 m 13 km
Bidford on AvonRiver gauge, River Avon 1.31 m Normal −0.04 m 23 km
StratfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.58 m Normal −0.01 m 33 km
WarwickRiver gauge, River Avon 1.10 m Low −0.01 m 47 km
StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.15 m Normal +0.01 m 53 km
Great SomerfordRiver gauge, River Avon 0.13 m Very low ±0 54 km
CorshamRiver gauge, River Avon 0.02 m Very low ±0 68 km
RugbyRiver gauge, River Avon 0.52 m Normal −0.01 m 70 km
Bristol Netham LockRiver gauge, River Avon 6.10 m Normal −0.01 m 71 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Tewkesbury TeddingtonRiver gauge, Carrant Brook −0.09 m Lowest on record ±0 4.6 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.45 m Low +0.04 m 4.9 km
Tewkesbury TredingtonRiver gauge, River Swilgate 0.30 m Normal −0.01 m 7.9 km
Tewkesbury WoolstoneRiver gauge, Tirle Brook 0.00 m Low +0.03 m 8.0 km
Besford BridgeRiver gauge, Bow Brook 0.15 m Very low +0.02 m 8.9 km
Deerhurst Flood Plain LevelRiver gauge, River Severn 2.52 m Normal ±0 8.9 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.77 m Normal ±0 9.0 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Avon at Bredon compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.72 m.

What is a normal level for the River Avon at Bredon in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.72 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.65 m and 0.91 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 0.74 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bredon today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.74 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bredon rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bredon 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 Bredon?

The highest level on record is 4.67 m on July 22, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on November 30, 1988.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2128 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.03494, -2.11657 (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 0.74 m 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional
Flow 11.1 m³/s 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bredon (ea:2128). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/worcestershire/bredon

How we check values

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