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Arle

Chelt
Severn Vale catchment • Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • ID: 2650 • Level
(35m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 148 views

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Current Level
0.421 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.615 mASD
24h Min
0.418 mASD
Typical Range
0.34 - 0.66
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.98 mASD
EA official record
1.62 in our data (since Dec 2006)
Current level is 14% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.4 cm over 6h
10 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.421 mASD
10 Oct 12:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.421 mASD
10 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 0.422 mASD
10 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 0.422 mASD
10 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.422 mASD
10 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.422 mASD
10 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 0.423 mASD
10 Oct 10:45 ▬ steady 0.423 mASD
10 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.423 mASD
10 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.423 mASD
10 Oct 09:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.423 mASD
10 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.424 mASD
10 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.424 mASD
10 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.424 mASD
10 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.424 mASD
10 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.424 mASD
10 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.425 mASD
10 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.424 mASD
10 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 0.425 mASD
10 Oct 07:00 0.425 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Arle
  • Watercourse: River Chelt
  • Nearest Town: Cheltenham
  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Coordinates: 51°54'49"N 2°6'3"W (51.913580, -2.100884)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 24 Dec 2006
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2650
  • RLOI id: 2174 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2650-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: Severn Vale
  • Typical Range: 0.343 – 0.662 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.42 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 12:30)

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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💧 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 6.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Chelt · 6.7 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 21 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.

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Severn Trent Water · into Mill Stream · 3.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
25 spills · 43 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

9 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 0.66 m on about 55 days. This year so far: 51 days.

2026 51 days, 1 of them high · 1 high so far
2025 46 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2024 86 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2023 61 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2022 25 days, 3 of them high · 3 high patchy data
2021 62 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2020 73 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 57 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 32 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 24 days

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 1.27 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).

17flood warnings 32flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 6 Jan 2025 — Hatherley Brook from Leckhampton to Down Hatherley

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2
2025 3 7
2024 4 15
2023 1 2
2022 0 3
2021 0 3
2020 4 0
2014 4 0
2012 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 Cheltenham flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Chelt at Arle flooding today?

The current level is 0.42m, which is within the typical range of 0.34 to 0.66m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Arle?

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 Chelt at Arle?

The typical range at this station is 0.34m to 0.66m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.66m 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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