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Longford water level

River gauge, River Sowe, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.37m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 1.73 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Longford, where the gauge shows 0.37 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.16 m, a difference of +0.21 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.15 m – 0.58 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.28 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.15 m – 0.60 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 3.04 m
Same day last year
0.16 m+0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.15 m – 0.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.11 m – 1.12 m
Highest on record
1.73 mNovember 25, 2012
Lowest on record
0.00 mMay 2, 2011

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

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 3.0 mm, 86% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 3.3 mm, 46% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 0.9 mm, 49% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 13° 4° 0.9 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 20 mm, 77% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Sowe

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hall Green RoadRiver gauge, River Sowe 0.29 m Normal −0.04 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 5.0 km
Hope Street, CoventryRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.40 m Normal −0.01 m 5.0 km
Holyhead RoadRiver gauge, River Sherbourne 0.08 m Normal ±0 5.1 km
Sir Henry Parkes RoadRiver gauge, Canley Brook 0.22 m Low −0.01 m 7.3 km
NuneatonRiver gauge, River Anker 0.69 m Normal ±0 8.8 km
Torrington AvenueRiver gauge, Canley Brook −0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 9.0 km
KenilworthRiver gauge, Finham Brook 0.68 m Low ±0 12 km
StaretonRiver gauge, River Avon 0.15 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Sowe at Longford higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.21 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for the River Sowe at Longford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.15 m and 0.60 m, based on 18 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 0.37 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Longford today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.37 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Longford rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Longford normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Longford?

The highest level on record is 1.73 m on November 25, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on May 2, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:2209 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.44665, -1.48739 (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 0.37 m 2026-10-17 21:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Longford (ea:2209). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/warwickshire/longford

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