Hall Green Road water level
River gauge, River Sowe, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Sowe at Hall Green Road is at 0.28 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 0.18 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.67 m (−0.39 m).
It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.27 m and 0.75 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
- 0.18 m0.10 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.07 m – 0.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.07 m – 2.15 m
- Same day last year
- 0.67 m−0.39 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.27 m – 0.75 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.28 m – 1.69 m
- Highest on record
- 2.10 mJanuary 2, 2024
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mSeptember 22, 2012
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 Sowe
The River Sowe is a river in Warwickshire and West Midlands, England. It is a tributary of the River Avon, and flows into it just south of Stoneleigh about 5 miles (8 km) south of Coventry. The Sowe is about 12 miles (19 km) long.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Sowe
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LongfordRiver gauge, River Sowe | 0.35 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 1.1 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charterhouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Sherbourne | 0.15 m | Very low | ±0 | 4.5 km |
| Hope Street, CoventryRiver gauge, River Sherbourne | 0.41 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.9 km |
| Holyhead RoadRiver gauge, River Sherbourne | 0.07 m | Normal | ±0 | 5.4 km |
| Sir Henry Parkes RoadRiver gauge, Canley Brook | 0.22 m | Low | −0.01 m | 7.3 km |
| Torrington AvenueRiver gauge, Canley Brook | −0.01 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 9.3 km |
| NuneatonRiver gauge, River Anker | 0.69 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.3 km |
| StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon | 0.15 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 11 km |
| KenilworthRiver gauge, Finham Brook | 0.68 m | Low | ±0 | 12 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Sowe at Hall Green Road compare with last year?
It is 0.39 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.67 m.
What is a normal level for the River Sowe at Hall Green Road in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.66 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 0.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Hall Green Road today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the water level was 0.28 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Hall Green Road rising or falling?
Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Hall Green Road 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 Hall Green Road?
The highest level on record is 2.10 m on January 2, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 22, 2012.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:2207(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.44020, -1.47521(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 | 0.28 m | 2026-10-18 10:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Hall Green Road (ea:2207). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/hall-green-road
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