Flood wave inbound:Bredwardine
upstream peaked at 3.80m
at 06:15 UTC.
Based on 28 past waves on this river,
expect a peak here around 11:45 UTC
(±3.0h).
Tier A predictions verify at 81% overall.
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Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from overnight on Saturday 24 October into Sunday 25 October.
Flooding may affect low lying land and roads along the River Wye from Hay on Wye to Ross on Wye. Other locations affected may include the A438 between Letton & Willersey, Byford, Bredwardine & Hereford. Road closures & diversions on the A438 may be in force. Predicted peaks:- Hay on Wye 1.8m to 2.1m on 25/10 AM, Bredwardine 3.7m to 4.0m on 25/10 AM, Belmont 3.8 to 4.1m on 25/10 AM, Old Wye Bridge 3.3m to 3.6m on 25/10 AM, Mordiford 3.4m to 3.7m on 25/10 PM, and Ross on Wye 2.9m to 3.2m on 25/10 PM.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 23 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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.
42 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 30.7 km away along the river. 4 report discharging now, 38 report not discharging.
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Yazor Brook · 3.7 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
3 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
15 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. Sewage & storm overflows →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 3.80 m
on about 18 days.
This year so far: 0 days.
20260 days so far
20258 days, 2 of them high · 2 highpatchy data
202428 days, 14 of them high · 14 high
202325 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
20229 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202116 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
202020 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
201921 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
201810 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
20175 days patchy data
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 4.79 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 8 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 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 Belmont 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.
🌊 Fairly flashyResponds fairly quickly to rain, with moderate baseflow between events.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.47
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,328 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +5% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.3%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
431 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
691 m³/s
4 Dec 1960 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Channel control velocity-area station that does not contain extreme events with extrapolated flows probably under-estimated as rating does not take account of floodplain flow.
More detail
The catchment
Above Erwood (55007) are wet uplands draining Palaeozoic rocks; the lower third is a narrow corridor draining Old Red Sandstone, marls and subordinate glacial gravels, which supports arable farming. Upper catchment is predominantly grassland with some forest.
The station
Channel control velocity-area station, width at bankfull approx. 49 m; cableway span 62 m. Embankment constructed in 1966 on the left extends flood containment.
How it measures flow
Extreme events spill out. Severe weed growth problems. Extrapolated flows probably under-estimated as ratings do not not take account of floodplain flow. Originally, stages taken from 1908 at Hereford, 1.2km d/s; flows were measured at current site. Prior to 1932, data unreliable. Variations in stage-discharge relationship at flood flows due to works on floodplain and adjacent to river in Hereford i.e. modification of Old Wye Bridge - enlarged footings and additional internal arches; dates of remedial works unknown. Muliple peak flow ratings applied across period of record. Upper limit set to bank full. Ratings fit well to available gaugings.
Flow regime
Moderate flow modification, high levels of agricultural abstraction u/s. Naturalised discharges take into account reservoirs in the Elan Valley.
The flow record
Water year 1983/1984 was rejected due to the true AMAX occurring during a missing period. Ratings reviewed in 2022 and data reprocessed from 1984. Rating pre-1935 is unknown. Low confidence in applicability of rating and stage measurement 1935-1970 (Neither). From 1971-1985, rating EE is applicable up to stages of 5m (and therefore suitable for QMED). Post 1985, there is confidence in the rating, and the data are suitable for Pooling. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in August 2025 (WINFAP Files v14).
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Wye at Belmont flooding today?
The current level is 3.13m, which is within the typical range of 0.18 to 3.80m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Belmont?
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 Wye at Belmont?
The typical range at this station is 0.18m to 3.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.80m 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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17 Dec 2020 During high flows - gauge flooded
17 Feb 2020 Gauging board
17 Feb 2020 Gauging station in flood 17 Feb 2020
17 Feb 2020 Looking upstream
26 May 2011 Gauge boards
26 May 2011 Gauging station
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Looking upstream from gauging station
