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Knightsford Bridge

Teme
Teme catchment • Knightwick • Worcestershire • ID: 2029 • Level
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 126 views

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Current Level
0.395 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.407 mASD
24h Min
0.394 mASD
Typical Range
0.31 - 5.20
mASD
Highest Recorded
6.42 mASD
21 Jul 2007
Since Jun 1970
Current level is 6% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.7 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:30 ▬ steady 0.395 mASD
24 Aug 00:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.395 mASD
24 Aug 00:00 ▬ steady 0.394 mASD
23 Aug 23:45 ▬ steady 0.394 mASD
23 Aug 23:30 ▬ steady 0.394 mASD
23 Aug 23:15 ▬ steady 0.394 mASD
23 Aug 23:00 ▬ steady 0.394 mASD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.394 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.395 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▬ steady 0.396 mASD
23 Aug 21:00 ▬ steady 0.396 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.396 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.397 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▬ steady 0.398 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.398 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.399 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▬ steady 0.400 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.400 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.401 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 0.402 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 6 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).

78flood warnings 121flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 6 Feb 2026River Teme at Leigh

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 4 3
2025 8 7
2024 18 7
2023 5 6
2022 3 2
2021 4 3
2020 6 9
2019 10 5
2018 1 2
2016 1 5
2015 0 2
2014 5 7
2013 0 7
2012 13 17
2011 0 1
2010 0 3
2009 0 8
2008 0 12
2007 0 10
2006 0 5

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Knightwick flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Knightsford Bridge
  • Watercourse: River Teme
  • Nearest Town: Knightwick
  • County: Worcestershire
  • Coordinates: 52°11'56"N 2°23'21"W (52.198971, -2.389281)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 26 Jun 1970
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 2029
  • EA Gauge ID: 2029-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Teme
  • Typical Range: 0.307 – 5.200 mASD
  • Drainage Area: 1,480 km² upstream of this gauge
  • Flow Data: Available (m³/s) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.40 mASD (EA at 24 Aug 00:15)
  • Flow Archive: National River Flow Archive ↗

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Catchment Character

🌊 Mixed response A balance of quick runoff and slower groundwater baseflow.

Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.

The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Baseflow Index
0.60
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
883 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +4% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.7%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
183 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Recorded Flow
290 m³/s
21 Jul 2007
Flow-Duration Curve
mean 18.3963.8010.001.935% (high)% of days exceeded95% (low)
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 11%Grassland 61%Arable 25%Heath/scrub 1%Urban 2%

Photos

Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗

About this gauge

Cross-correlation flow meter from 02/08/2022.

More detail

The catchment

Left bank: high relief hills and broad valleys. Right bank: steep and narrow. Geology mainly Palaeozoic sediments with Pre-Cambrian crystalline rocks of the Longmynd. Relatively Drift free; some valley gravel and Boulder Clay along main tributaries. Land use predominantly moorland, forestry and grazing.

The station

Weir converted to a rock ramp fish pass. Initial works during summer 2018 and secondary works during summer 2019. Cross correlation flow gauge installed 02/08/2022. Prior to this, a Flat V weir with training banks which contained higher flows, with cableway for full range calibration. Prior to 1998, velocity-area station which had a gravel control affected by weed growth at low flows.

How it measures flow

Cross correlation flow gauge installed 02/08/2022. Multiple peak flow ratings across period of record.

Flow regime

PWS abstractions and sewage returns insignificant. Natural catchment.

The flow record

Construction of the weir resulted in missing data during November and December 1998. Level and flow data affected by works to convert weir to a rock ramp fish pass for 14 Aug - 10 Nov 2018 and 08 Aug - 23 Sep 2019. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in October 2018 (WINFAP Files v7).

Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗

Gauge Details

How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).

Gauge type
Gauging structure
Operating since
1970
Station datum
21.0 mAOD
Flow record
1970–2024 · 54 yrs · 100% complete
Peak-flow record
since 1970
Hydrometric area
54
Measured by
Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Teme at Knightsford Bridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.40m, which is within the typical range of 0.31 to 5.20m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Knightsford Bridge?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Teme at Knightsford Bridge?

The typical range at this station is 0.31m to 5.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.20m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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