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SwedenBuckley Farm water level
River gauge, Pentre Brook, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Within the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
Pentre Brook at Buckley Farm is at 0.27 m, within its typical range.
The usual range here runs from 0.22 m to 3.40 m.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.
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
- 0.22 m – 3.40 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.27 m – 0.27 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.27 m – 0.27 m
- Highest on record
- 5.28 mFebruary 21, 2022
- Lowest on record
- 0.20 mAugust 9, 2022
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.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 9.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes BasinRiver gauge, Field Drain | 0.96 m | Normal | ±0 | 1.5 km |
| Cae HowelRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.66 m | Lowest on record | −0.02 m | 1.9 km |
| Cae HowelRiver gauge, New Cut | 0.87 m | Low | ±0 | 2.0 km |
| Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.50 m | Low | −0.26 m | 3.5 km |
| MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.84 m | Low | −0.24 m | 5.3 km |
| MaesbrookRiver gauge, Flood Channel | 0.07 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 7.5 km |
| YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry | 0.12 m | Low | ±0 | 7.5 km |
| Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook | 0.03 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 9.2 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for Pentre Brook at Buckley Farm?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.22 m to 3.40 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Buckley Farm today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Buckley Farm rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Buckley Farm 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 Buckley Farm?
The highest level on record is 5.28 m on February 21, 2022. The lowest is 0.20 m on August 9, 2022.
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:2834(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.74397, -2.94391(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 | 0.27 m | 2026-10-18 15:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Buckley Farm (ea:2834). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/buckley-farm
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