Worcester (Barbourne) water level

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

River gauge, River Severn, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Directions

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.47m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST (40 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Severn at Worcester (Barbourne) is running at a record low at 0.47 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.49 m, from July 27, 2006. The usual range here runs from 0.55 m to 3.35 m.

It has risen 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.65 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.55 m – 3.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.34 m – 0.65 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.36 m – 0.61 m
Highest on record: 5.79 mFebruary 26, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.49 mJuly 27, 2006
Lowest on record: 0.02 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, with a length of 220 miles (354 km). It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley, Gloucestershire. It rises in the Cambrian Mountains in mid Wales, at an altitude of 610 m (2,000 ft), on the Plynlimon massif, which lies close to the Ceredigion/Powys border near Llanidloes. The river then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. The county towns of Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester lie on its course.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn	0.58 m	Normal	+0.05 m	3.1 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn	0.54 m	Low	+0.09 m	5.5 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.00 m³/s	No reference yet	±0	18 km
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn	0.42 m	Normal	+0.14 m	21 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.44 m	Low	+0.04 m	23 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn	0.77 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Deerhurst Flood Plain LevelRiver gauge, River Severn	2.52 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Haw BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.68 m	Very low	+0.08 m	29 km
AshleworthRiver gauge, River Severn	0.79 m	Low	±0	32 km
SandhurstRiver gauge, River Severn	0.75 m	Normal	−0.03 m	36 km
GloucesterRiver gauge, River Severn	0.30 m	Very low	+0.06 m	38 km
BridgnorthRiver gauge, River Severn	0.57 m	Normal	+0.03 m	38 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shelley CloseRiver gauge, Barbourne Brook	0.60 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.4 km
PerdiswellRiver gauge, Barbourne Brook	0.43 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	1.9 km
BransfordRiver gauge, River Teme	0.38 m	Very low	−0.01 m	4.9 km
Harford HillRiver gauge, River Salwarpe	0.19 m	Normal	±0	6.1 km
Knightsford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme	0.44 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Besford BridgeRiver gauge, Bow Brook	0.16 m	Very low	+0.02 m	13 km
Wyre PiddleRiver gauge, Piddle Brook	0.10 m	Low	±0	15 km
Stanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme	0.15 m	Lowest on record	±0	15 km

Questions and answers

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

What is the water level of Worcester (Barbourne) today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.47 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Worcester (Barbourne) rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Worcester (Barbourne) normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Worcester (Barbourne)?

The highest level on record is 5.79 m on February 26, 2020. The lowest is 0.49 m on July 27, 2006.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:2642 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.20697, -2.23527 (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	0.47 m	2026-10-18 17:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Worcester (Barbourne) (ea:2642). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/worcestershire/worcester-barbourne

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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