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Criftin Ford bridge

Teme
Teme catchment • Herefordshire • ID: 2537 • Level
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Current Level
0.726 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.726 mASD
24h Min
0.718 mASD
Typical Range
0.83 - 2.25
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.95 mASD
EA official record
A 5.03 reading (18 Jun 2023) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 18% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.2 cm over 10h
09 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.726 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.726 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▬ steady 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.723 mASD
09 Oct 17:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 15:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.722 mASD
09 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.720 mASD
09 Oct 14:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.722 mASD
09 Oct 14:15 ▬ steady 0.720 mASD
09 Oct 14:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.720 mASD
09 Oct 13:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.718 mASD
09 Oct 13:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.723 mASD
09 Oct 13:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.721 mASD
09 Oct 13:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.722 mASD
09 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 0.724 mASD
09 Oct 11:45 0.724 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Criftin Ford bridge
  • Watercourse: River Teme
  • County: Herefordshire
  • Coordinates: 52°20'35"N 2°51'10"W (52.343165, -2.852812)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 3 Jan 2022
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2537
  • RLOI id: 9514 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2537-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1,484 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Teme
  • Typical Range: 0.826 – 2.250 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.73 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 22:00)

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

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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.

8 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.8 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 4 report not discharging, and for 4 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Teme · 3.8 km upstream along the river
41 spills · 89 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Teme · 3.8 km upstream along the river
24 spills · 115 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Redlake · 10.4 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 80 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Hafren Dyfrdwy · 17.9 km upstream along the river
No live feed for this overflow
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Hafren Dyfrdwy · 17.9 km upstream along the river
No live feed for this overflow
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Hafren Dyfrdwy · 18.5 km upstream along the river
No live feed for this overflow
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Hafren Dyfrdwy · 19.3 km upstream along the river
No live feed for this overflow
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of River Kemp · 24.9 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now

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 2.25 m on about 24 days. This year so far: 25 days.

2026 25 days, 6 of them high · 6 high so far
2025 27 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2024 22 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2023 18 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2022 7 days, 1 of them high · 1 high patchy data
2021 8 days, 1 of them high · 1 high patchy data
2020 28 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2019 8 days, 1 of them high · 1 high 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 2.85 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.0 km away).

1severe warning 29flood warnings 248flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 6 Feb 2026 — River Teme at Leintwardine and Walford

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1 6
2025 0 2 12
2024 0 5 19
2023 0 3 16
2022 0 2 6
2021 0 2 12
2020 1 5 15
2019 0 5 14
2018 0 0 19
2017 0 0 8
2016 0 0 6
2015 0 0 11
2014 0 2 9
2013 0 1 12
2012 0 1 15
2010 0 0 6
2009 0 0 14
2008 0 0 13
2007 0 0 27
2006 0 0 8

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 4 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Teme at Criftin Ford bridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.73m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Criftin Ford bridge?

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 Teme at Criftin Ford bridge?

The typical range at this station is 0.83m to 2.25m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.25m 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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