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Tenbury water level

River gauge, River Teme, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.33m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.97 m Lowest on record 0.28 m

History

History
0.40.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.40.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-024mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-024mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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What this means

The River Teme at Tenbury is running far below normal at 0.33 m.

That puts it 0.23 m below the median of 0.55 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.45 m (−0.12 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.28 m (August 26, 1976).

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.31 m and 0.39 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
0.55 m0.23 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.40 m – 0.99 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.43 m – 4.50 m
Same day last year
0.45 m−0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.31 m – 0.39 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.30 m – 4.02 m
Highest on record
5.97 mJuly 21, 2007
Lowest on record
0.28 mAugust 26, 1976

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 the River Teme

River Teme

The River Teme rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown, and flows southeast roughly forming the border between England and Wales for several miles through Knighton before entering England in the vicinity of Bucknell and continuing east to Ludlow in Shropshire. From there, it flows to the north of Tenbury Wells on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester. The whole of the River Teme was designated as an SSSI by English Nature in 1996.

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

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 3.1 mm, 99% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 4° – Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 9° 1° 6.9 mm, 63% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 12° 3° 5.5 mm, 73% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 35 mm, 85% Wind 50 km/h
24 Sat 13° 5° 0.6 mm, 48% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Teme

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ludlow TemeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.90 m Normal ±0 9.6 km
Stanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.15 m Lowest on record ±0 12 km
Criftin Ford bridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.72 m Lowest on record ±0 18 km
Knightsford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.44 m Normal −0.01 m 19 km
LeintwardineRiver gauge, River Teme 0.25 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 20 km
BransfordRiver gauge, River Teme 0.39 m Very low −0.02 m 26 km
KnightonRiver gauge, River Teme 0.50 m Lowest on record ±0 31 km
DutlasRiver gauge, River Teme 0.07 m Very low ±0 40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
TenburyRiver gauge, Kyre Brook 0.10 m Low ±0 0.4 km
Burford BridgeRiver gauge, Ledwyche Brook 0.53 m Normal −0.01 m 2.3 km
Sutton BridgeRiver gauge, Kyre Brook 0.56 m Normal ±0 2.8 km
Newnham BridgeRiver gauge, River Rea 0.54 m Normal ±0 4.7 km
Cleobury MortimerRiver gauge, Pudding Brook 0.01 m Normal ±0 10 km
Orleton Millbrook WayRiver gauge, Mill Brook 0.10 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km
Ludlow CorveRiver gauge, River Corve 0.66 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 12 km
Leominster Upper MarshRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.31 m Lowest on record ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Teme at Tenbury compare with last year?

It is 0.12 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.45 m.

What is a normal level for the River Teme at Tenbury in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.55 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.40 m and 0.99 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tenbury today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Tenbury rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tenbury 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 Tenbury?

The highest level on record is 5.97 m on July 21, 2007. The lowest is 0.28 m on August 26, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2008 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.31321, -2.59154 (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 0.33 m 2026-10-18 15:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Tenbury (ea:2008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/tenbury-river-teme

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