This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here
are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
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You'll be notified when this gauge is rising more than 0.10 m/hr — a sign of rapidly increasing water levels.
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Current Level
0.282 mASD
▲ Rising (+4cm/hr)
24h Max
0.738 mASD
24h Min
0.153 mASD
Typical Range
0.44 - 3.20
mASD
Highest Recorded
4.92 mASD
EA official record
4.99 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 6% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Flood predictions aren't generated for
tidal gauges —
their levels are driven by the tide,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
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.
399 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 280 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 361 report not discharging, and for 38 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Severn Trent Water · into Whaddon Brook · 4.4 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
5 spills · 1 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 3.20 m
on about 25 days.
This year so far: 15 days.
202615 days so far
202512 days
202437 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
202334 days
202220 days
202117 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
202047 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
201941 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201818 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
20172 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 4.04 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 16 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).
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 Gloucester flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 16 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
The current level is 0.28m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Gloucester?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. 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 Severn at Gloucester?
The typical range at this station is 0.44m to 3.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.20m 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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