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Shifnal water level

River gauge, Wesley Brook, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.18 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

History
0.150.20mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.150.20mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.150.20mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.150.20mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.10.20.30.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Wesley Brook at Shifnal is at 0.15 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.14 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 0.19 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.16 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Normal range
0.12 m – 0.24 m
Same day last year
0.14 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.43 m
Highest on record
1.18 mFebruary 16, 2020
Lowest on record
0.10 mAugust 20, 2011

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.3 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° 4° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 2.5 mm, 74% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 7° 3.6 mm, 47% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 1.5 mm, 55% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 13° 4° 2.1 mm, 58% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° 34 mm, 75% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 45%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BurlingtonRiver gauge, River Worfe 0.12 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
Cosford RiverRiver gauge, River Worfe 0.08 m Normal −0.01 m 5.3 km
BuildwasRiver gauge, River Severn 0.60 m Normal +0.17 m 11 km
BurcoteRiver gauge, River Worfe 0.17 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
TibbertonRiver gauge, River Meese 0.14 m Low ±0 13 km
CrudgingtonRiver gauge, River Strine 0.22 m Normal −0.06 m 14 km
Whitleyford BridgeRiver gauge, Lonco Brook 0.10 m Normal ±0 15 km
WalcotRiver gauge, River Tern 0.39 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km

Questions and answers

Is Wesley Brook at Shifnal higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.14 m.

What is a normal level for Wesley Brook at Shifnal in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.22 m, based on 19 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Shifnal today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Shifnal rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shifnal normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Shifnal?

The highest level on record is 1.18 m on February 16, 2020. The lowest is 0.10 m on August 20, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2669 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.67455, -2.37933 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-18 02:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Shifnal (ea:2669). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/shifnal

How we check values

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