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Coven

Penk
Staffordshire Trent Valley catchment • Coven • Staffordshire • ID: 4177 • Level
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 180 views

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Current Level
0.507 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.607 mASD
24h Min
0.507 mASD
Typical Range
0.23 - 1.33
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.48 mASD
EA official record
2.48 in our data (since Mar 2003)
Current level is 20% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:30 ▬ steady 0.507 mASD
24 Aug 00:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.507 mASD
24 Aug 00:00 ▬ steady 0.508 mASD
23 Aug 23:45 ▬ steady 0.508 mASD
23 Aug 23:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.508 mASD
23 Aug 23:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.509 mASD
23 Aug 23:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.510 mASD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.511 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.518 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.519 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.521 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.523 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.524 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▬ steady 0.526 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.526 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.527 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.529 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.530 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 ▬ steady 0.531 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 0.531 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

74flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Jun 2026Saredon Brook at Standeford near Coven

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 4 0
2025 4 0
2024 23 0
2023 6 0
2022 2 0
2021 2 0
2020 6 0
2019 9 0
2018 3 0
2016 8 0
2014 1 0
2012 5 0
2008 1 0

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 Coven flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Coven
  • Watercourse: River Penk
  • Nearest Town: Coven
  • County: Staffordshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Blithfield (22.7 km) · 100.0% full (as of 3 Aug 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°39'47"N 2°8'37"W (52.662979, -2.143695)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Mar 2003
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 4177
  • EA Gauge ID: 4177-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Staffordshire Trent Valley
  • Typical Range: 0.229 – 1.330 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.51 mASD (EA at 24 Aug 00:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Penk at Coven flooding today?

The current level is 0.51m, which is within the typical range of 0.23 to 1.33m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Coven?

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.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 0.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Penk at Coven?

The typical range at this station is 0.23m to 1.33m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.33m 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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