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Hookagate water level

River gauge, Rea Brook, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.13m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.54 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

History
0.20.4mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

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

Rea Brook

The name Rea Brook can refer to either of two brooks in Shropshire, England.

Read more on Wikipedia

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.

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 3.1 mm, 45% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 5° 3.9 mm, 37% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 1.5 mm, 50% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 3.0 mm, 41% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 29 mm, 65% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 39%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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