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Hall Green Road water level

River gauge, River Sowe, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.28m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.10 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.50.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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

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.

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

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 6.9 mm, 96% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 10 mm, 70% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 1.8 mm, 52% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 1.6 mm, 42% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 18 mm, 71% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 0.9 mm, 52% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 49%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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