← Back
0.29

Gloucester

Severn 🌊 Tidal
Severn Vale catchment • Gloucester • Gloucestershire • ID: 2165 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(33m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 252 views

Set water level alerts

Get notified about Gloucester — tick as many as you like, they all share the notify settings below.

Drag the line on the chart, or type a value: mASD
Quick pick:

Each one is saved as its own alert — pause or remove them individually any time.

Not an emergency service — if in danger call 999. Alerts rely on EA/SEPA data and are best-efforts. Terms

Current Level
0.287 mASD
▼ Falling (-2cm/hr)
24h Max
0.770 mASD
24h Min
0.249 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

🌍 floodradar.co.uk
1 day

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.

Recent Readings

Falling · -32 cm over 8h
10 Sep 05:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.287 mASD
10 Sep 05:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.291 mASD
10 Sep 04:45 ▼ -3 cm 0.295 mASD
10 Sep 04:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.324 mASD
10 Sep 04:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.338 mASD
10 Sep 03:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.341 mASD
10 Sep 03:30 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.342 mASD
10 Sep 03:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.347 mASD
10 Sep 02:45 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.342 mASD
10 Sep 02:30 ▲ +2 cm 0.334 mASD
10 Sep 02:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.318 mASD
10 Sep 01:30 ▼ -2 cm 0.330 mASD
10 Sep 01:00 ▼ -0.9 cm 0.345 mASD
10 Sep 00:45 ▲ +4 cm 0.354 mASD
10 Sep 00:00 ▲▲ +6 cm 0.313 mASD
09 Sep 23:45 ▼ -25 cm 0.257 mASD
09 Sep 22:30 ▼▼ -20 cm 0.506 mASD
09 Sep 22:15 ▼▼ -7 cm 0.702 mASD
09 Sep 22:00 ▲▲ +17 cm 0.770 mASD
09 Sep 21:45 0.605 mASD

Rainfall & Weather

Loading rainfall and weather data...

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).

10severe warnings 187flood warnings 132flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Mar 2026River Severn at Apperley and The Leigh

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 7 11
2025 0 10 6
2024 0 36 16
2023 0 17 15
2022 5 15 6
2021 0 8 8
2020 0 24 4
2019 0 12 10
2018 0 5 8
2017 0 0 3
2016 0 8 5
2015 0 2 7
2014 5 27 2
2013 0 5 8
2012 0 11 8
2011 0 0 3
2010 0 0 1
2009 0 0 7
2008 0 0 4

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.

Nearby Stations

Loading nearby stations...

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Gloucester
  • Watercourse: River Severn
  • Nearest Town: Gloucester
  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Coordinates: 51°51'54"N 2°15'8"W (51.864982, -2.252201)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 27 Dec 1985
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 2165
  • EA Gauge ID: 2165-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 59 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Severn Vale
  • Typical Range: 0.437 – 3.200 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.29 mASD (EA at 10 Sep 05:15)

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 Severn at Gloucester flooding today?

The current level is 0.29m, 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 falling. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), 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 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 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.

Embed this gauge on your website

Free live river-level widget — ideal for parish councils, angling clubs and local sites. Updates automatically.

Preview

📮 Flood risk by postcode near this gauge

Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:

Check any UK postcode’s flood risk →

🏠 Buying or renting around here? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any English postcode — official risk band, recorded floods, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off. Learn more →