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Ashbrook water level

River gauge, River Weaver, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.45m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 Highest onrecord 4.42 m Lowest on record 0.25 m

History

History
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What this means

The River Weaver at Ashbrook is at 0.45 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.34 m, a difference of +0.11 m.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.45 m and 0.46 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
0.36 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.32 m – 3.20 m
Same day last year
0.34 m+0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.45 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.26 m – 2.48 m
Highest on record
4.42 mJanuary 21, 2021
Lowest on record
0.25 mMay 19, 1993

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

17 Sat 12° 4° – Wind 12 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.3 mm, 25% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 6° 3.7 mm, 33% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 12 mm, 55% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 3.1 mm, 41% Wind 28 km/h
23 Fri 11° 5° 6.3 mm, 60% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 37%

Map

Other gauges on the River Weaver

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hayhurst BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver 0.59 m Normal −0.02 m 10 km
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver 0.46 m Normal +0.03 m 12 km
Acton BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver 2.65 m Normal +0.01 m 14 km
Pickerings CutRiver gauge, River Weaver 4.83 m Normal −0.03 m 16 km
AudlemRiver gauge, River Weaver 0.13 m Low +0.02 m 20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Marshfield BridgeRiver gauge, Valley Brook 0.21 m Normal −0.07 m 8.1 km
RudheathRiver gauge, River Dane 0.37 m Normal +0.02 m 8.5 km
Congleton ParkRiver gauge, River Dane 0.11 m Normal ±0 19 km
Brookhouse FarmRiver gauge, Ford Green Brook 0.23 m Normal −0.05 m 23 km
Bridge TraffordRiver gauge, River Gowy 0.29 m Normal +0.03 m 23 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Weaver at Ashbrook higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.11 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.34 m.

What is a normal level for the River Weaver at Ashbrook in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.59 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 0.45 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ashbrook today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 04:45 BST, the water level was 0.45 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ashbrook rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Ashbrook 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 Ashbrook?

The highest level on record is 4.42 m on January 21, 2021. The lowest is 0.25 m on May 19, 1993.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:680504 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.16587, -2.49491 (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 0.45 m 2026-10-17 03:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ashbrook (ea:680504). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/ashbrook

How we check values

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