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Montford water level

River gauge, River Severn, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.91m Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
12.8 m³/s
0 3 5 8 Highest onrecord 7.03 m Lowest on record -0.12 m

History

History
-024mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-024mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-024mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-024mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0246mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0246mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
246mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026246mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Montford, where the gauge shows 0.91 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.02 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.11 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.02 m, a difference of −0.12 m.

It is still going down, by 0.26 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.54 m – 1.85 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
1.02 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.67 m – 2.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.29 m – 4.80 m
Same day last year
1.02 m−0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.54 m – 1.85 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.55 m – 4.63 m
Highest on record
7.03 mOctober 21, 2022
Lowest on record
−0.12 mSeptember 27, 1959

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Severn

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.

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: 8.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 1.6 mm, 81% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 3.9 mm, 53% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 1.5 mm, 51% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 3.0 mm, 64% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 29 mm, 81% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cae HowelRiver gauge, River Severn 0.66 m Lowest on record ±0 7.2 km
Welsh BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.63 m Normal −0.05 m 7.9 km
Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn 0.56 m Normal −0.34 m 8.3 km
BuildwasRiver gauge, River Severn 0.58 m Normal +0.14 m 25 km
BridgnorthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.60 m Normal +0.11 m 37 km
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn 0.46 m Normal +0.17 m 53 km
Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn 0.47 m Lowest on record +0.05 m 72 km
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn 0.58 m Normal +0.04 m 75 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn 0.51 m Low +0.05 m 77 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.00 m³/s No reference yet ±0 88 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.42 m Low +0.01 m 94 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.77 m Normal ±0 96 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry 0.13 m Normal +0.01 m 5.3 km
Buckley FarmRiver gauge, Pentre Brook 0.27 m Normal ±0 5.3 km
Hayes BasinRiver gauge, Field Drain 0.96 m Normal ±0 6.1 km
Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.03 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 7.1 km
Cae HowelRiver gauge, New Cut 0.87 m Low −0.01 m 7.2 km
HookagateRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.13 m Very low −0.01 m 7.5 km
Castle ForegateRiver gauge, Bagley Brook 0.05 m Normal +0.02 m 8.3 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Severn at Montford higher than last year?

No, it is 0.12 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.02 m.

What is a normal level for the River Severn at Montford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.67 m and 2.40 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 0.91 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Montford today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.91 m. Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Montford rising or falling?

Down 0.26 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.42 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Montford normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Montford?

The highest level on record is 7.03 m on October 21, 2022. The lowest is −0.12 m on September 27, 1959.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.72447, -2.87220 (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 0.91 m 2026-10-18 07:30 Provisional
Flow 12.8 m³/s 2026-10-18 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Montford (ea:2005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/montford

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.