Maesbrook water level
River gauge, Flood Channel, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The Flood Channel at Maesbrook is running at a record low at 0.07 m.
No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.07 m, from May 13, 2007. The median for mid-October is 0.14 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 0.32 m, a difference of −0.25 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.14 m0.07 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.08 m – 0.37 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.11 m – 1.26 m
- Same day last year
- 0.32 m−0.25 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.07 m – 0.07 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.07 m – 1.12 m
- Highest on record
- 1.75 mOctober 30, 2000
- Lowest on record
- 0.07 mMay 13, 2007
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 m below the lowest level on record
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.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 9.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LlanyblodwelRiver gauge, River Tanat | 0.32 m | Low | −0.11 m | 5.1 km |
| Cae HowelRiver gauge, New Cut | 0.87 m | Low | −0.01 m | 5.7 km |
| Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.80 m | Normal | +0.41 m | 5.7 km |
| Cae HowelRiver gauge, River Severn | 0.66 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 5.7 km |
| Hayes BasinRiver gauge, Field Drain | 0.96 m | Normal | ±0 | 7.2 km |
| Buckley FarmRiver gauge, Pentre Brook | 0.27 m | Normal | ±0 | 7.5 km |
| MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn | 1.11 m | Normal | +0.38 m | 13 km |
| YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry | 0.12 m | Low | +0.01 m | 13 km |
Questions and answers
Is the Flood Channel at Maesbrook higher than last year?
No, it is 0.25 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.32 m.
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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Maesbrook today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Maesbrook rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Maesbrook normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Maesbrook?
The highest level on record is 1.75 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.07 m on May 13, 2007.
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:2832(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.77969, -3.03787(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 | 0.07 m | 2026-10-17 14:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Maesbrook (ea:2832). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/maesbrook
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