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Cam

Cam
Severn Vale catchment • Cam • Gloucestershire • ID: 2514 • Level
The official "typical high" for this gauge is routinely exceeded (often the case on regulated rivers), so FloodRadar uses a threshold computed from this station's own data.
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Current Level
0.890 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.902 mASD
24h Min
0.886 mASD
Typical Range
0.58 - 1.08
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.65 mASD
EA official record
2.34 in our data (since Apr 2007)
Current level is 34% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.5 cm over 7h
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.890 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.890 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.890 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.890 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.890 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.890 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.890 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.891 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.891 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.892 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.892 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.892 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.892 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.893 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.893 mASD
07 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady 0.894 mASD
07 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.894 mASD
07 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.894 mASD
07 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady 0.895 mASD
07 Oct 18:15 0.895 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Cam
  • Watercourse: River Cam
  • Nearest Town: Cam
  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Coordinates: 51°41'60"N 2°21'37"W (51.699985, -2.360238)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 9 Apr 2007
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2514
  • RLOI id: 2074 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2514-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: Severn Vale
  • Typical Range: 0.578 – 1.077 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.89 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Ewelme · 2.3 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Cam · 40 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
5 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

3 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.08 m on about 10 days. This year so far: 13 days.

2026 13 days, 1 of them high · 1 high so far
2025 8 days, 5 of them high · 5 high patchy data
2024 16 days, 8 of them high · 8 high patchy data
2023 23 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2022 8 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2021 15 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2020 11 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2019 5 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 4 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 2 days, 2 of them high · 2 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown. The darker part is days above 1.13 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 4.0 km away).

16flood warnings 38flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 14 Nov 2025 — Nailsworth Stream from Nailsworth to Dudbridge

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1
2025 2 3
2024 3 6
2023 0 4
2020 5 2
2019 0 2
2018 0 1
2017 0 1
2016 0 4
2014 2 1
2013 0 1
2012 4 6
2011 0 1
2008 0 4
2007 0 1

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 Cam flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 7 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Cam at Cam flooding today?

The current level is 0.89m, which is within the typical range of 0.58 to 1.08m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Cam?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Cam at Cam?

The typical range at this station is 0.58m to 1.08m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.08m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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