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Bredwardine

Wye
Wye catchment • Bredwardine • Herefordshire • ID: 055811_TG 9303 • Level
(45m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 211 views

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Current Level
0.394 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.423 mASD
24h Min
0.393 mASD
Typical Range
0.27 - 3.80
mASD
Highest Recorded
6.99 mASD
EA official record
A 9.99 reading (18 Oct 2002) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 6% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.4 cm over 6h
08 Oct 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.394 mASD
08 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.395 mASD
08 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.396 mASD
08 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.396 mASD
08 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady 0.397 mASD
08 Oct 18:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.397 mASD
08 Oct 18:15 ▬ steady 0.398 mASD
08 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady 0.398 mASD
08 Oct 17:45 ▬ steady 0.398 mASD
08 Oct 17:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.398 mASD
08 Oct 17:00 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 16:15 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 16:00 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 15:30 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 15:00 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 14:45 ▬ steady 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 14:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.399 mASD
08 Oct 14:15 0.398 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bredwardine
  • Watercourse: River Wye
  • Nearest Town: Bredwardine
  • County: Herefordshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Grwyne Fawr (17.4 km) · 66.8% full (as of 9 Dec 2024)
  • Coordinates: 52°5'47"N 2°58'10"W (52.096497, -2.969481)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Oct 1987
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 055811_TG 9303
  • RLOI id: 4004 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 055811_TG_9303-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 6 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Wye
  • Typical Range: 0.270 – 3.800 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.40 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 19:30)

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

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.

42 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 7.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 42 report not discharging.

💧
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Willersley Brook · 7.4 km upstream along the river
37 spills · 530 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 21.8 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 22.7 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 29.8 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 30.5 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tregoyd Brook · 33.2 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Felindre Brook · 34.1 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 36.8 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last

34 more further upstream, up to 100.3 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Tributary Of Preston Brook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
21 spills · 301 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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 3.80 m on about 12 days. This year so far: 3 days.

2026 3 days so far
2025 13 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2024 18 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2023 13 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 8 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 11 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 18 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2019 14 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 8 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 4 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 4.87 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 1 flood area linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

37flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 9 Dec 2025 — River Wye from Hay to Hereford

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 4 0
2024 5 0
2023 4 0
2022 1 0
2021 2 0
2020 5 0
2019 1 0
2018 3 0
2015 2 0
2014 2 0
2013 2 0
2012 3 0
2011 3 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 Bredwardine flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. This is the area linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Wye at Bredwardine flooding today?

The current level is 0.39m, which is within the typical range of 0.27 to 3.80m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bredwardine?

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 Wye at Bredwardine?

The typical range at this station is 0.27m 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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