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Eardisland water level

River gauge, River Arrow, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.48 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.27 m, the River Arrow at Eardisland is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.09 m below the median of 0.36 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.29 m (−0.03 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.00 m (October 18, 2011).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.25 m and 0.31 m.

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

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.36 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.57 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 1.20 m
Same day last year
0.29 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.25 m – 0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.25 m – 0.96 m
Highest on record
1.48 mJanuary 2, 2024
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 18, 2011

On the river at Eardisland

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Arrow

River Arrow, Worcestershire

The River Arrow is a tributary of the River Avon and flows through Worcestershire and Warwickshire in the English Midlands.

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

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 6.3 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 7° 2.8 mm, 98% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 8° 3° 15 mm, 63% Wind 32 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 2.7 mm, 76% Wind 30 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 15 mm, 90% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 13° 7° 0.4 mm, 50% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 65%

Map

Other gauges on the River Arrow

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Titley MillRiver gauge, River Arrow 0.07 m Normal ±0 9.1 km
StudleyRiver gauge, River Arrow 0.62 m Normal −0.10 m 66 km
BroomRiver gauge, River Arrow 0.15 m Normal +0.02 m 67 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Leominster Osbourne PlaceRiver gauge, Kenwater 0.49 m Normal ±0 7.4 km
Leominster Upper MarshRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.33 m Very low ±0 8.0 km
BytonRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.27 m Low +0.03 m 8.1 km
Butts BridgeRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.74 m Low +0.01 m 8.2 km
Ford BridgeRiver gauge, River Lugg 0.04 m Very low ±0 9.7 km
Orleton Millbrook WayRiver gauge, Mill Brook 0.10 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km
Criftin Ford bridgeRiver gauge, River Teme 0.73 m Lowest on record ±0 13 km
LeintwardineRiver gauge, River Teme 0.25 m Lowest on record ±0 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Arrow at Eardisland compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.29 m.

What is a normal level for the River Arrow at Eardisland in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.57 m, based on 19 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Eardisland today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 04:45 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Eardisland rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Eardisland normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Eardisland?

The highest level on record is 1.48 m on January 2, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 18, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:055L010SG (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.22341, -2.85104 (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 0.27 m 2026-10-20 03:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Eardisland (ea:055L010SG). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/herefordshire/eardisland

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