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River Gowy water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Cheshire West and Chester, updated every 15 minutes.

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0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Bridge TraffordBridge Trafford0.27 m 1h 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 the Gowy above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

No gauged tributary joins the Gowy above Bridge Trafford on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Gowy goes

No gauge below Bridge Trafford is known on the river map.

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.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Gowy and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.

Storm overflows upstream

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of Bridge Trafford, the Gowy’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Gowy itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 2 not discharging
  • 0 offline or silent: 0 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 0 no live feed

Official figures for 2025, for the overflows traced upstream of Bridge Trafford: 80 spills over 237 hours in total, across all 2.

Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of the Gowy includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Above Bridge Trafford, the Gowy’s highest gauge2 overflows
  • Bunbury STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Gowy · 22.8 km by river above Bridge Trafford · 2025: 46 spills, 96 h
  • Tarvin STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Milton Brook · 8.1 km by river above Bridge Trafford · 2025: 34 spills, 141 h

Near these gauges, connection not known

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

  • Mickle Trafford Pumping Station Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Trib Of Stanney Mill Brook · 850 m from Bridge Trafford in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 31 spills, 178 h
  • Mickle Trafford Pumping Station Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Trib Of Stanney Mill Brook · 850 m from Bridge Trafford in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 44 spills, 551 h

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: © United Utilities 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.

25 sampling points on the River Gowy and the streams that join it above Bridge Trafford, and below it. 8 have a sample from the last 12 months; 13 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Bridge Trafford River Gowy 21 points, 11 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Gowy at Wyche Lane, BunburyRiver Gowy23 km4 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 88.4%Temp 9.6 °CpH 7.81Ammonia 0.1 mg/l
Gowy at Bunbury Common BridgeRiver Gowy22 kmLast sampled 1 Sep 2022, before the imported period
River Gowy at Beeston LocksRiver Gowy20 km3 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 90.6%Temp 8.9 °CpH 7.91Ammonia 0.13 mg/l
Crimes Bk upstream of River GowyCrimes Brook17 kmLast sampled 11 May 2017, before the imported period
Gowy near Crimes LaneRiver Gowy16 km5 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 87.4%Temp 4.9 °CpH 7.72Ammonia 0.99 mg/l
River Gowy at Huxley BridgeRiver Gowy13 km4 Mar 2025 · 19 months agoOxygen 89.9%Temp 6.2 °CpH 7.87Ammonia 0.14 mg/l
Guylane Brook at Waverton GorseGuylane Brook11 km28 Oct 2025 · 11 months agoOxygen 58.3%Temp 11.3 °CpH 7.63Ammonia 0.077 mg/l
Guylane Brook at Guy Lane upstream of Waverton waste water treatment worksGuylane Brook10 km28 May 2026 · 4 months agoOxygen 82.2%Temp 22.1 °CpH 7.37Ammonia 0.036 mg/l
Milton Brook at Oscroft BridgeMilton Brook9.7 kmLast sampled 8 Mar 2019, before the imported period
Guylane Brook near Crocky TrailGuylane Brook9.6 km8 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 89.3%Temp 8.6 °CpH 7.67Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Ashton Brook downstream Dark Ark LaneAshton Brook8.7 kmLast sampled 22 Dec 2022, before the imported period
Back Brook above the confluence with GowyBack Brook8.4 kmLast sampled 13 May 2014, before the imported period
Guylane Brook above confluence GowyGuylane Brook8.3 kmLast sampled 8 Feb 2019, before the imported period
Gowy Bank Farm tributary near AbbeyfieldBack Brook5.9 km12 Aug 2026 · 57 days agoOxygen 76.4% Jun 2026Temp 17.6 °C Jun 2026pH 7.67 Jun 2026Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l Jun 2026
River Gowy at Stamford BridgeRiver Gowy5.1 kmLast sampled 14 Sep 2021, before the imported period
Milton Brook at Milton Brook BridgeMilton Brook4.6 km3 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 93%Temp 8.1 °CpH 7.86Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Salters Brook upstream of Barrow BrookSalters Brook3.6 km4 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 85.5%Temp 5.1 °CpH 7.4Ammonia 0.85 mg/l
Ashton Brook above the confluence with Salters Brook Long GreenBarrow Brook3.5 kmLast sampled 8 Feb 2019, before the imported period
Salters Brook 400 m downstream of Barnhouse Lane BridgeSalters Brook3.2 kmLast sampled 5 Dec 2022, before the imported period
Barrow Brook at Little Barrow Road Bridge above confluence with River GowyBarrow Brook2.3 kmLast sampled 6 Mar 2023, before the imported period
River Gowy at Trafford BridgeRiver Gowy0.1 km12 Mar 2025 · 19 months agoOxygen 98.3%Temp 7 °CpH 7.96Ammonia 0.25 mg/l
Below Bridge Trafford 4 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Gowy near Dension BridgeRiver Gowy3.6 kmLast sampled 24 Oct 2013, before the imported period
Gowy Meadow Drain to Thornton BrookRiver Gowy3.8 kmLast sampled 16 Dec 2022, before the imported period
River Gowy at Gowy Bridge StanneyRiver Gowy4.4 km20 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 91.3%Temp 11.9 °CpH 7.52Ammonia 0.042 mg/l
River Gowy above Folly GatesRiver Gowy6.5 km18 Mar 2025 · 19 months agoOxygen 89.1%Temp 7.6 °CpH 7.82Ammonia 0.63 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.

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