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Barbourne Brook water levels

Live levels from 2 monitoring stations across Worcestershire, updated every 15 minutes.

2stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
PerdiswellWorcester-2.18 mASD 27m agoLow—
Shelley CloseWorcester0.59 mASD 27m agoNormal—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins Barbourne Brook above one of its gauges, from the source down. The river map knows where gauges are, not every stream, so a tributary without a gauge is not listed here.

No gauged tributary joins Barbourne Brook above Shelley Close on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where Barbourne Brook goes

Below Shelley Close, its water next reaches Worcester (Barbourne), a gauge on River Severn, 1.9 km by river downstream.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Storm overflows upstream

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Shelley Close on the river map. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of Barbourne Brook’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Worcester - Shrub Hill Rd Tank (CSO) Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Worcester And Birmingham Canal · 1.8 km from Shelley Close in a straight line · discharges into a canal · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
  • Droitwich - Station Road CSO Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Martin Brook · 2.5 km from Perdiswell in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 16 spills, 25 h
  • Fernhill Heath SPS Not discharging
    Severn Trent Water · into Martin Brook · 2.7 km from Perdiswell in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 13 spills, 49 h

4 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below Barbourne Brook’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © Severn Trent Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

6 sampling points on the Barbourne Brook and the streams that join it above Shelley Close, and below it. 1 has a sample from the last 12 months; 1 has any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Perdiswell Barbourne Brook 1 point, 0 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Barbourne Brook B4550 Bridge BlackpoleBarbourne Brook1.9 kmLast sampled 7 Feb 2017, before the imported period
Above Shelley Close Barbourne Brook 4 points, 0 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Barbourne Brook at Perdiswell ParkBarbourne Brook0.7 kmLast sampled 18 Apr 2017, before the imported period
Perdiswell Golf Club Manhole 2Barbourne Brook0.5 kmLast sampled 17 Oct 2011, before the imported period
Perdiswell Golf Course Manhole 1Barbourne Brook0.5 kmLast sampled 17 Oct 2011, before the imported period
Barbourne Brook at Bilford Road WorcsBarbourne Brook0.2 kmLast sampled 30 Oct 2017, before the imported period
Below Shelley Close 1 point
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Barbourne Brook at A449 Bridge GheluvetBarbourne Brook1.3 km1 Sep 2026 · 37 days agoOxygen 85.3%Temp 16.5 °CpH 7.8Ammonia 0.18 mg/l

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.