Montford water level
River gauge, River Severn, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 12.0 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Montford, where the gauge shows 0.85 m.
The median for mid-October is 1.02 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.17 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.02 m, a difference of −0.17 m.
It is still going down, by 0.26 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.54 m – 1.85 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
- 1.02 m0.17 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.67 m – 2.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.29 m – 4.80 m
- Same day last year
- 1.02 m−0.17 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.54 m – 1.85 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.55 m – 4.63 m
- Highest on record
- 7.03 mOctober 21, 2022
- Lowest on record
- −0.12 mSeptember 27, 1959
For anglers and canoeists
This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
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.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 8.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Severn
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cae HowelRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.65 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 7.2 km |
| Welsh BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.60 m | Normal | −0.10 m | 7.9 km |
| Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.51 m | Low | −0.30 m | 8.3 km |
| BuildwasRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.54 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 25 km |
| BridgnorthRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.58 m | Normal | +0.08 m | 37 km |
| BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.43 m | Normal | +0.17 m | 53 km |
| Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn | 0.46 m | Lowest on record | +0.06 m | 72 km |
| DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.57 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 75 km |
| Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.54 m | Low | +0.08 m | 77 km |
| Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.00 m³/s | No reference yet | ±0 | 88 km |
| Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.44 m | Low | +0.04 m | 94 km |
| DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.77 m | Normal | ±0 | 96 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry | 0.12 m | Low | ±0 | 5.3 km |
| Buckley FarmRiver gauge, Pentre Brook | 0.27 m | Normal | ±0 | 5.3 km |
| Hayes BasinRiver gauge, Field Drain | 0.96 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.1 km |
| Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook | 0.03 m | Lowest on record | −0.02 m | 7.1 km |
| Cae HowelRiver gauge, New Cut | 0.86 m | Low | −0.01 m | 7.2 km |
| HookagateRiver gauge, Rea Brook | 0.12 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 7.5 km |
| Castle ForegateRiver gauge, Bagley Brook | 0.09 m | Normal | ±0 | 8.3 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Severn at Montford higher than last year?
No, it is 0.17 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.02 m.
What is a normal level for the River Severn at Montford in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 1.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.67 m and 2.40 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 0.85 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Montford today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST, the water level was 0.85 m. Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Montford rising or falling?
Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.34 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Montford 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 Montford?
The highest level on record is 7.03 m on October 21, 2022. The lowest is −0.12 m on September 27, 1959.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2005(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.72447, -2.87220(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 | 0.85 m | 2026-10-18 14:15 | Provisional |
| Flow | 12.0 m³/s | 2026-10-18 14:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Montford (ea:2005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/montford
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.
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