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Castle Foregate water level

River gauge, Bagley Brook, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.45 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

0.050.100.15mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Castle Foregate reads 0.09 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.03 m to 0.43 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.02 m and 0.19 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
0.03 m – 0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.02 m – 0.19 m
Highest on record
2.45 mFebruary 27, 2020
Lowest on record
0.02 mJuly 19, 2011

On the river at Castle Foregate

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 11° 4° 4.8 mm, 37% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 5.7 mm, 49% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 1.8 mm, 35% Wind 28 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 9.2 mm, 65% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 40%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Welsh BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.70 m Normal +0.17 m 0.8 km
HookagateRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 5.0 km
Boreton BridgeRiver gauge, Cound Brook 0.12 m Normal +0.02 m 6.9 km
MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn 1.12 m Normal +0.40 m 8.3 km
YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry 0.12 m Low +0.01 m 8.4 km
RodingtonRiver gauge, River Roden 0.18 m Low +0.01 m 9.5 km
WalcotRiver gauge, River Tern 0.40 m Normal ±0 9.8 km
Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.04 m Lowest on record −0.03 m 12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Bagley Brook at Castle Foregate?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.03 m to 0.43 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Castle Foregate today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Castle Foregate rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Castle Foregate 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 Castle Foregate?

The highest level on record is 2.45 m on February 27, 2020. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 19, 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:2125 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.71492, -2.74997 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-17 13:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Castle Foregate (ea:2125). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/castle-foregate

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