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Puxton water level

River gauge, River Stour, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.59m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 4.43 m Lowest on record 0.41 m

History

History
0.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.40.60.81.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.40.60.81.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mJanMarMayJulSepNov202612mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Stour at Puxton is at 0.59 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.60 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.53 m (+0.06 m).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.47 m and 0.99 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
0.60 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.46 m – 0.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.45 m – 2.30 m
Same day last year
0.53 m+0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.47 m – 0.99 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.52 m – 2.32 m
Highest on record
4.43 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.41 mAugust 12, 2015

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 Stour

River Stour, Kent

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.

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

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 2.4 mm, 82% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 3.3 mm, 47% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 0.9 mm, 51% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 2.1 mm, 62% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 32 mm, 76% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StourtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.08 m Very low −0.02 m 8.1 km
StourbridgeRiver gauge, River Stour 0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 10 km
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour 0.51 m Low ±0 15 km
Halesowen Dogkennel LaneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.07 m Normal −0.01 m 15 km
WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.66 m Very low −0.04 m 48 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.26 m Normal ±0 57 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn 0.42 m Normal +0.15 m 4.8 km
Oak CottageRiver gauge, Dowles Brook 0.09 m Low ±0 5.8 km
Wildmoor FlumeRiver gauge, River Salwarpe 0.13 m Low ±0 13 km
SwindonRiver gauge, Smestow Brook 1.08 m Low −0.02 m 14 km
Bromsgrove Factory LaneRiver gauge, Spadesbourne Brook 0.45 m Low ±0 14 km
Bromsgrove Burcot AvenueRiver gauge, Spadesbourne Brook 0.07 m Normal +0.02 m 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Stour at Puxton compare with last year?

It is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.53 m.

What is a normal level for the River Stour at Puxton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.60 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.46 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 0.59 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Puxton today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST, the water level was 0.59 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Puxton rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Puxton 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 Puxton?

The highest level on record is 4.43 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.41 m on August 12, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2267 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.39452, -2.25358 (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 0.59 m 2026-10-18 17:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Puxton (ea:2267). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/worcestershire/puxton

How we check values

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