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Welsh Bridge water level

River gauge, River Severn, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.70m Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.25 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

History
12mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
123mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range123mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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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 Welsh Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.70 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.68 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.66 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.17 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.45 m – 1.00 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
0.68 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.48 m – 1.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.42 m – 2.70 m
Same day last year
0.66 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.45 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.46 m – 3.53 m
Highest on record
5.25 mNovember 1, 2000
Lowest on record
0.11 mAugust 8, 1992

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

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 11° 4° 4.8 mm, 37% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 5.7 mm, 49% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 1.8 mm, 35% Wind 28 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 9.2 mm, 65% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Severn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
MontfordRiver gauge, River Severn 1.11 m Normal +0.38 m 7.9 km
Cae HowelRiver gauge, River Severn 0.66 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 15 km
Crew GreenRiver gauge, River Severn 0.80 m Normal +0.41 m 16 km
BuildwasRiver gauge, River Severn 0.53 m Normal +0.08 m 18 km
BridgnorthRiver gauge, River Severn 0.50 m Low −0.01 m 30 km
BewdleyRiver gauge, River Severn 0.26 m Normal −0.04 m 47 km
Worcester (Barbourne)River gauge, River Severn 0.40 m Lowest on record −0.05 m 66 km
DiglisRiver gauge, River Severn 0.53 m Low −0.03 m 69 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn 0.46 m Lowest on record −0.03 m 71 km
Saxons LodeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.39 m Low ±0 83 km
Mythe BridgeRiver gauge, River Severn 0.41 m Low −0.01 m 88 km
DeerhurstRiver gauge, River Severn 0.77 m Normal ±0 91 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Castle ForegateRiver gauge, Bagley Brook 0.09 m Normal −0.01 m 0.8 km
HookagateRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 4.2 km
Boreton BridgeRiver gauge, Cound Brook 0.12 m Normal +0.02 m 6.5 km
YeatonRiver gauge, River Perry 0.12 m Low +0.01 m 8.5 km
RodingtonRiver gauge, River Roden 0.18 m Low +0.01 m 10 km
WalcotRiver gauge, River Tern 0.40 m Normal ±0 10 km
Farley BridgeRiver gauge, Rea Brook 0.04 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 11 km
Buckley FarmRiver gauge, Pentre Brook 0.27 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Severn at Welsh Bridge higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.66 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.68 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.48 m and 1.43 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 0.70 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Welsh Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST, the water level was 0.70 m. Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Welsh Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Welsh Bridge 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 Welsh Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.25 m on November 1, 2000. The lowest is 0.11 m on August 8, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2077 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.70980, -2.75808 (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 0.70 m 2026-10-17 14:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Welsh Bridge (ea:2077). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/shropshire/welsh-bridge

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