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Ludlow Corve water level

River gauge, River Corve, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.66m Steady over the last 24 hours

3 5 Highest onrecord 4.98 m Lowest on record 0.71 m

History

History
0.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.60.81.01.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.81.01.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
123mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range123mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
123mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026123mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.66 m, the River Corve at Ludlow Corve is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.71 m (August 16, 2011). The median for mid-October is 0.80 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.14 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.71 m, a difference of −0.05 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.60 m and 0.68 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
0.80 m0.14 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.71 m – 1.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.77 m – 2.40 m
Same day last year
0.71 m−0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.60 m – 0.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.60 m – 3.19 m
Highest on record
4.98 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record
0.71 mAugust 16, 2011
Lowest on record
0.05 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Ludlow Corve

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 3.3 mm, 94% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 8° 4.8 mm, 75% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 10° 4° 3.3 mm, 57% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 12° 3° 2.1 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 1.8 mm, 56% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ludlow TemeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.90 m Normal ±0 2.3 km
OniburyRiver gauge, River Onny 0.77 m Very low −0.01 m 6.0 km
Orleton Millbrook WayRiver gauge, Mill Brook 0.10 m Lowest on record ±0 9.2 km
Criftin Ford bridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.73 m Lowest on record ±0 9.7 km
Craven ArmsRiver gauge, Field Drain −0.36 m Very low −0.13 m 10.0 km
Burford BridgeRiver gauge, Ledwyche Brook 0.53 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
LeintwardineRiver gauge, River Teme 0.25 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 11 km
ClungunfordRiver gauge, River Clun 0.10 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Corve at Ludlow Corve higher than last year?

No, it is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.71 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 Ludlow Corve today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.66 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ludlow Corve rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ludlow Corve 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 Ludlow Corve?

The highest level on record is 4.98 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.71 m on August 16, 2011.

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:2169 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.38160, -2.72424 (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 2026-10-18 11:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ludlow Corve (ea:2169). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/ludlow-corve

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.