Bosbury water level
River gauge, River Leadon, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
20252026
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
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer