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Walsall

Ford Brook
Tame Anker and Mease catchment • West Midlands • ID: 4200 • Level
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 139 views

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Current Level
0.154 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.174 mASD
24h Min
0.077 mASD
Typical Range
0.11 - 1.34
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.48 mASD
27 May 2018
Since May 2002
Current level is 6% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.4 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:30 ▬ steady 0.154 mASD
24 Aug 00:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.154 mASD
24 Aug 00:00 ▬ steady 0.153 mASD
23 Aug 23:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.153 mASD
23 Aug 23:30 ▬ steady 0.150 mASD
23 Aug 23:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.150 mASD
23 Aug 23:00 ▬ steady 0.148 mASD
23 Aug 22:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.148 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.146 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.144 mASD
23 Aug 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.143 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.142 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▬ steady 0.141 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.141 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▬ steady 0.142 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.142 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.144 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.146 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.148 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 0.150 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2018 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.8 km away).

3flood warnings 33flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 23 Oct 2022Perry Brook at Perry Barr

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 9
2024 0 13
2023 0 7
2022 2 0
2018 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.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Walsall
  • Watercourse: Ford Brook
  • County: West Midlands
  • Coordinates: 52°34'8"N 1°59'34"W (52.568845, -1.992912)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 22 May 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 4200
  • EA Gauge ID: 4200-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 5 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Tame Anker and Mease
  • Typical Range: 0.108 – 1.340 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.15 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 Ford Brook at Walsall flooding today?

The current level is 0.15m, which is within the typical range of 0.11 to 1.34m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Walsall?

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. 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 Ford Brook at Walsall?

The typical range at this station is 0.11m to 1.34m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.34m 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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