Longbridge water level

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

River gauge, River Rea, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.27m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Longbridge reads 0.27 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.03 m to 1.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.13 m and 0.86 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: 0.03 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.13 m – 0.86 m
Highest on record: 1.65 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.01 mSeptember 21, 2021

On the river at Longbridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Rea

The River Rea is a small river which passes through Birmingham, England. It is the river on which Birmingham was founded by the Beorma tribe in the 7th century.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 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 11° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 3.0 mm, 56% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 7.7 mm, 41% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 7.4 mm, 53% Wind 29 km/h

22 Thu 11° 6° 0.8 mm, 39% Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 9.9 mm, 61% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rea

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Selly ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	−0.04 m	Lowest on record	−0.12 m	6.8 km
Calthorpe ParkRiver gauge, River Rea	0.08 m	Low	−0.11 m	9.5 km
Newnham BridgeRiver gauge, River Rea	0.54 m	Normal	±0	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wildmoor FlumeRiver gauge, River Salwarpe	0.14 m	Low	−0.02 m	5.8 km
Halesowen Manor WayRiver gauge, Illey Brook	0.09 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.5 km
Halesowen Dogkennel LaneRiver gauge, River Stour	0.08 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.8 km
Bromsgrove Burcot AvenueRiver gauge, Spadesbourne Brook	0.06 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.2 km
HalesowenRiver gauge, River Stour	0.51 m	Low	−0.02 m	8.9 km
Bromsgrove Factory LaneRiver gauge, Spadesbourne Brook	0.45 m	Low	±0	8.9 km
Solihull LodgeRiver gauge, River Cole	0.27 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.2 km
Stoke PriorRiver gauge, River Salwarpe	0.14 m	Low	−0.05 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Rea at Longbridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.03 m to 1.50 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Longbridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Longbridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Longbridge 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 Longbridge?

The highest level on record is 1.65 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 21, 2021.

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:4902 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.39573, -1.98943 (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	0.27 m	2026-10-17 09:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Longbridge (ea:4902). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-midlands/longbridge

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