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Bosbury water level

River gauge, River Leadon, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.96 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

History
-0.00.1mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.1mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Leadon at Bosbury is running at a record low at −0.04 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.01 m, from August 31, 2011. The median for mid-October is 0.05 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the river level is 0.08 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was −0.01 m, a difference of −0.03 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.04 m and 0.00 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.05 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year
−0.01 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.04 m – 0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.03 m – 0.89 m
Highest on record
1.96 mDecember 23, 2020
Lowest on record
0.01 mAugust 31, 2011
Lowest on record
0.05 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Leadon

River Leadon

The River Leadon is a river in Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, England, a tributary of the River Severn. It rises just south of the village of Acton Beauchamp, and flows south past Bosbury to the town of Ledbury, which takes its name from the river. It then flows south and east past Dymock, Upleadon and Highleadon to join the Severn at Over, just west of Gloucester. The river is approximately 32 miles (51 km) long.

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 3.4 mm, 82% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 4.2 mm, 57% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 0.3 mm, 53% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 14° 4° 2.1 mm, 63% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 28 mm, 79% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Leadon

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wedderburn BridgeRiver gauge, River Leadon 0.20 m Normal ±0 22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Bishops FromeRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye) 0.13 m Normal +0.02 m 6.1 km
YarkhillRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye) 0.19 m Low ±0 8.0 km
BromyardRiver gauge, River Frome (Wye) 0.09 m Normal ±0 12 km
Knightsford BridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.44 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
MordifordRiver gauge, River Wye 0.52 m Normal −0.05 m 14 km
BransfordRiver gauge, River Teme 0.39 m Very low −0.02 m 15 km
LugwardineRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.25 m Normal ±0 15 km
Kempsey Yacht ClubRiver gauge, River Severn 0.55 m Low +0.09 m 17 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Leadon at Bosbury higher than last year?

No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.01 m.

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 −0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bosbury today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was −0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bosbury rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bosbury normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bosbury?

The highest level on record is 1.96 m on December 23, 2020. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 31, 2011.

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:2255 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.08804, -2.44684 (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 −0.04 m 2026-10-18 13:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bosbury (ea:2255). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/herefordshire/bosbury

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.