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Bishops Frome water level

River gauge, River Frome (Wye), Herefordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.13m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.08 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

0.110.12mOct 12Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 16Bottom of normal range0.110.12mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Bottom of normal range
0.100.120.140.16mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 9Oct 16Bottom of normal range0.100.120.140.16mSep 19Oct 3Oct 16Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Frome (Wye) at Bishops Frome is at 0.13 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 0.90 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 0.17 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
0.12 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.17 m
Highest on record
2.08 mJuly 20, 2007
Lowest on record
0.08 mJuly 19, 2002

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.2 mm, 22% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 7.0 mm, 94% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 10° 5° 5.6 mm, 97% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 9° 2° 9.9 mm, 63% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 2.6 mm, 74% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 31 mm, 92% Wind 49 km/h
24 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the River Frome (Wye)

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BromyardRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye) 0.09 m Normal ±0 6.1 km
YarkhillRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye) 0.19 m Low ±0 8.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BosburyRiver gauge, River Leadon −0.01 m Lowest on record +0.03 m 6.1 km
Knightsford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.41 m Normal −0.03 m 9.7 km
BransfordRiver gauge, River Teme 0.39 m Very low ±0 14 km
LugwardineRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.25 m Normal ±0 14 km
MordifordRiver gauge, River Wye 0.52 m Normal −0.05 m 16 km
Ford BridgeRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.04 m Very low ±0 17 km
Hereford - Ledbury RoadRiver gauge, Yazor Brook 0.20 m Normal +0.10 m 17 km
Stanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.15 m Very low +0.01 m 18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Frome (Wye) at Bishops Frome?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 0.90 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 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bishops Frome today?

On 16 Oct 2026, 14:15 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bishops Frome rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bishops Frome 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 Bishops Frome?

The highest level on record is 2.08 m on July 20, 2007. The lowest is 0.08 m on July 19, 2002.

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:055028_TG 9302 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.13702, -2.48853 (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 0.13 m 2026-10-16 13:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bishops Frome (ea:055028_TG 9302). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/herefordshire/bishops-frome

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