Ternhill water level

Name: Ternhill water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Tern, Shropshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST (58 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Tern at Ternhill is at 0.19 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 0.55 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.17 m and 0.21 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.16 m – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.17 m – 0.21 m
Highest on record: 1.58 mOctober 26, 2019
Lowest on record: 0.14 mAugust 13, 2022

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.

About the River Tern

The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England. It rises north-east of Market Drayton in the north of the county. The source of the Tern is considered to be the lake in the grounds of Maer Hall, Staffordshire. From here it flows for about 30 miles (48 km), being fed by the River Meese and the River Roden, until it joins the River Severn near Attingham Park, Atcham.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 45% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 5.3 mm, 31% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 7.3 mm, 51% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 1.8 mm, 45% Wind 29 km/h

23 Fri 11° 5° 7.9 mm, 56% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tern

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WalcotRiver gauge, River Tern	0.40 m	Normal	±0	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
AudlemRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.13 m	Low	+0.01 m	12 km
TibbertonRiver gauge, River Meese	0.14 m	Low	±0	12 km
CrudgingtonRiver gauge, River Strine	0.26 m	Normal	−0.05 m	14 km
Whitleyford BridgeRiver gauge, Lonco Brook	0.11 m	Normal	±0	14 km
RodingtonRiver gauge, River Roden	0.17 m	Low	+0.01 m	18 km
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.46 m	Normal	+0.02 m	20 km
Castle ForegateRiver gauge, Bagley Brook	0.06 m	Normal	−0.03 m	23 km
YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry	0.12 m	Low	+0.01 m	23 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Tern at Ternhill?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.16 m to 0.55 m for this gauge.

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 0.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ternhill today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ternhill rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ternhill normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ternhill?

The highest level on record is 1.58 m on October 26, 2019. The lowest is 0.14 m on August 13, 2022.

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:2044 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.87953, -2.55339 (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	0.19 m	2026-10-17 11:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ternhill (ea:2044). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/ternhill

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