Bridgnorth water level

Name: Bridgnorth water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Severn, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.60m Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST (43 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bridgnorth reads 0.60 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.52 m to 3.60 m.

The water is rising: up 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.40 m and 0.81 m.

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: 0.52 m – 3.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.40 m – 0.81 m
Highest on record: 5.26 mNovember 2, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.32 mJune 2, 2012

On the river at Bridgnorth

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 1.8 mm, 83% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 6° 3.6 mm, 51% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 0.9 mm, 54% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 1.8 mm, 60% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 33 mm, 76% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BuildwasRiver gauge, River Severn	0.60 m	Normal	+0.17 m	13 km
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn	0.39 m	Normal	+0.10 m	18 km
Welsh BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.66 m	Normal	+0.10 m	30 km
MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn	0.98 m	Normal	−0.17 m	37 km
Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn	0.41 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	38 km
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn	0.54 m	Low	−0.01 m	42 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn	0.45 m	Lowest on record	−0.03 m	44 km
Cae HowelRiver gauge, River Severn	0.67 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	44 km
Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn	0.64 m	Normal	−0.30 m	45 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.00 m³/s	No reference yet	±0	56 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn	0.40 m	Very low	−0.02 m	62 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn	0.77 m	Normal	±0	65 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mor BrookRiver gauge, Moors River	0.18 m	Low	±0	3.0 km
BurcoteRiver gauge, River Worfe	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.5 km
Cosford RiverRiver gauge, River Worfe	0.08 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
SwindonRiver gauge, Smestow Brook	1.09 m	Low	−0.07 m	14 km
ShifnalRiver gauge, Wesley Brook	0.15 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km
WightwickRiver gauge, Smestow Brook	0.02 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	16 km
StourtonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.08 m	Very low	−0.03 m	16 km
Oak CottageRiver gauge, Dowles Brook	0.09 m	Low	−0.01 m	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Severn at Bridgnorth?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.52 m to 3.60 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 0.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bridgnorth today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST, the water level was 0.60 m. Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bridgnorth rising or falling?

Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bridgnorth 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 Bridgnorth?

The highest level on record is 5.26 m on November 2, 2000. The lowest is 0.32 m on June 2, 2012.

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:2180 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.53493, -2.41583 (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	0.60 m	2026-10-18 00:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bridgnorth (ea:2180). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/bridgnorth

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