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Cae Howel water level

River gauge, River Severn, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.66m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 6.28 m Lowest on record 0.89 m

History

History
1.01.5mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range1.01.5mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
1.01.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range1.01.5mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
24mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range24mOct 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

Low water at Cae Howel: the gauge reads 0.66 m, at a record low.

That is below the previous record low of 0.89 m (June 8, 2019), so the gauge is setting a new low. The median for mid-October is 0.95 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.29 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.79 m, a difference of −0.13 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.65 m – 1.45 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

Median for this date
0.95 m0.29 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.94 m – 1.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.93 m – 4.78 m
Same day last year
0.79 m−0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.65 m – 1.45 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.66 m – 5.26 m
Highest on record
6.28 mFebruary 21, 2022
Lowest on record
0.89 mJune 8, 2019
Lowest on record
0.23 m below the lowest level on record

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Severn

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.

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

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 0.9 mm, 78% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 4.2 mm, 53% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 1.2 mm, 57% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 14° 4° 3.3 mm, 66% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 32 mm, 83% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn 0.67 m Normal −0.27 m 2.0 km
MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn 1.00 m Normal −0.10 m 7.2 km
Welsh BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.67 m Normal +0.12 m 15 km
BuildwasRiver gauge, River Severn 0.60 m Normal +0.17 m 33 km
BridgnorthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.59 m Normal +0.09 m 44 km
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn 0.35 m Normal +0.06 m 60 km
Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn 0.40 m Lowest on record −0.03 m 78 km
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn 0.53 m Low −0.02 m 81 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn 0.44 m Lowest on record −0.04 m 83 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.39 m Low ±0 94 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.40 m Very low −0.02 m 99 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.77 m Normal ±0 101 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cae HowelRiver gauge, New Cut 0.87 m Low −0.01 m 0.1 km
Hayes BasinRiver gauge, Field Drain 0.96 m Normal ±0 1.6 km
Buckley FarmRiver gauge, Pentre Brook 0.27 m Normal ±0 1.9 km
MaesbrookRiver gauge, Flood Channel 0.07 m Lowest on record ±0 5.7 km
YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry 0.13 m Normal +0.01 m 9.2 km
Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.04 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 10 km
LlanyblodwelRiver gauge, River Tanat 0.31 m Low −0.05 m 11 km
HookagateRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.13 m Very low −0.01 m 14 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Severn at Cae Howel higher than last year?

No, it is 0.13 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.79 m.

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

What is the water level of Cae Howel today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.66 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cae Howel rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.22 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cae Howel 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 Cae Howel?

The highest level on record is 6.28 m on February 21, 2022. The lowest is 0.89 m on June 8, 2019.

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:2831 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.74738, -2.97166 (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 0.66 m 2026-10-17 23:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cae Howel (ea:2831). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/cae-howel

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.