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Easing — down from 0.04 at 14:15, now 0.01
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Slad Road

Slad Brook ⚙ Structure
Severn Vale catchment • Stroud • Gloucestershire • ID: 2226 • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 125 views

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Current Level
0.005 mASD
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.037 mASD
24h Min
0.001 mASD
Typical Range
0.13 - 0.43
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.87 mASD
EA official record
1.11 in our data (since Feb 2010)
Current level is 1% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for lock / structure gauges — their levels are driven by gate operation, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
09 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.005 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.005 mASD
09 Oct 18:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.005 mASD
09 Oct 18:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.006 mASD
09 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.005 mASD
09 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady 0.006 mASD
09 Oct 17:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.006 mASD
09 Oct 17:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.007 mASD
09 Oct 17:15 ▬ steady 0.006 mASD
09 Oct 17:00 ▬ steady 0.006 mASD
09 Oct 16:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.006 mASD
09 Oct 16:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.007 mASD
09 Oct 16:00 ▼ -0.9 cm 0.008 mASD
09 Oct 15:30 ▼ -2 cm 0.017 mASD
09 Oct 15:15 ▲ +3 cm 0.037 mASD
09 Oct 14:45 ▬ steady 0.004 mASD
09 Oct 14:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.004 mASD
09 Oct 14:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.005 mASD
09 Oct 13:30 ▬ steady 0.004 mASD
09 Oct 13:00 0.004 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Slad Road
  • Watercourse: Slad Brook
  • Nearest Town: Stroud
  • County: Gloucestershire
  • Coordinates: 51°44'51"N 2°12'51"W (51.747599, -2.214291)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 6 Apr 2010
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2226
  • RLOI id: 2203 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2226-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: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Severn Vale
  • Typical Range: 0.130 – 0.430 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.01 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 19:15)

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

Nearby Stations

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Connected downstream

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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 340 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Slad Brook · 340 m upstream along the river
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now

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 Painswick Stream · 820 m away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Frome · 830 m away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 50 d 7 h
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Severn Trent Water · into River Frome · 1.2 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Nailsworth Stream · 2.0 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
29 spills · 33 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Nailsworth Stream · 2.0 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Frome · 3.2 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Nailsworth Stream · 3.4 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Frome · 3.5 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now

8 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

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 0.43 m on about 8 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high patchy data
2024 4 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2023 9 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2022 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 4 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 38 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2019 5 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 3 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 3 days, 3 of them high · 3 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 0.51 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 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

49flood warnings 54flood alerts

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

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 2 4
2024 3 9
2023 11 10
2022 2 5
2021 4 4
2020 10 4
2019 0 2
2018 0 2
2017 0 2
2016 0 3
2014 4 2
2013 1 0
2012 12 7

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 Stroud flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Slad Brook at Slad Road flooding today?

The current level is 0.01m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Slad Road?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. 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. Only about 6.6mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. 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 Slad Brook at Slad Road?

The typical range at this station is 0.13m to 0.43m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.43m 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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