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Onibury water level

River gauge, River Onny, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.77m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.74 m Lowest on record 0.64 m

History

History
1.01.5mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.5mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.52.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.52.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.01.52.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.01.52.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Onny at Onibury is running far below normal at 0.77 m.

That puts it 0.15 m below the median of 0.93 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.80 m (−0.03 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.64 m (July 5, 2001).

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.74 m and 0.79 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
0.93 m0.15 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.82 m – 1.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.70 m – 1.70 m
Same day last year
0.80 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.74 m – 0.79 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.74 m – 2.09 m
Highest on record
3.74 mOctober 20, 2020
Lowest on record
0.64 mJuly 5, 2001

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

17 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 1.4 mm, 81% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 5.1 mm, 54% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 13° 6° 0.3 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 13° 4° 2.7 mm, 67% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 32 mm, 80% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Craven ArmsRiver gauge, Field Drain −0.36 m Very low −0.13 m 4.3 km
Ludlow CorveRiver gauge, River Corve 0.66 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.0 km
ClungunfordRiver gauge, River Clun 0.10 m Normal −0.01 m 6.1 km
LeintwardineRiver gauge, River Teme 0.25 m Lowest on record ±0 7.2 km
Criftin Ford bridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.73 m Lowest on record ±0 7.8 km
Ludlow TemeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.90 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
Orleton Millbrook WayRiver gauge, Mill Brook 0.11 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 12 km
Church StrettonRiver gauge, Ash Brook 0.07 m Low +0.01 m 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Onny at Onibury compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.80 m.

What is a normal level for the River Onny at Onibury in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.93 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.82 m and 1.23 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 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Onibury today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 04:45 BST, the water level was 0.77 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Onibury rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Onibury 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 Onibury?

The highest level on record is 3.74 m on October 20, 2020. The lowest is 0.64 m on July 5, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2054 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.40599, -2.80328 (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 0.77 m 2026-10-18 03:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Onibury (ea:2054). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/onibury

How we check values

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