Hookagate water level
River gauge, Rea Brook, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Rea Brook at Hookagate is running far below normal at 0.13 m.
The median for mid-October is 0.20 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.15 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.10 m (September 13, 2011).
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.12 m and 0.15 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
- 0.20 m0.07 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.15 m – 0.46 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.15 m – 1.10 m
- Same day last year
- 0.15 m−0.02 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.12 m – 0.15 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.10 m – 1.08 m
- Highest on record
- 2.54 mJuly 21, 2007
- Lowest on record
- 0.10 mSeptember 13, 2011
Fishing and paddling
At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About Rea Brook
The name Rea Brook can refer to either of two brooks in Shropshire, England.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 7.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Rea Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook | 0.05 m | Lowest on record | −0.02 m | 7.9 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.69 m | Normal | +0.16 m | 4.2 km |
| Castle ForegateRiver gauge, Bagley Brook | 0.05 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 5.0 km |
| Boreton BridgeRiver gauge, Cound Brook | 0.12 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 5.6 km |
| MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn | 1.15 m | Normal | +0.43 m | 7.5 km |
| YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry | 0.12 m | Low | +0.01 m | 10 km |
| Buckley FarmRiver gauge, Pentre Brook | 0.27 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
| WalcotRiver gauge, River Tern | 0.39 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
| Hayes BasinRiver gauge, Field Drain | 0.96 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
Questions and answers
Is Rea Brook at Hookagate higher than last year?
No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.15 m.
What is a normal level for Rea Brook at Hookagate in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.15 m and 0.46 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 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Hookagate today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Hookagate rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Hookagate normal?
Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hookagate?
The highest level on record is 2.54 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.10 m on September 13, 2011.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2018(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.67811, -2.79170(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 | 0.13 m | 2026-10-17 10:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Hookagate (ea:2018). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/hookagate
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