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Mordiford

Wye
Wye catchment • Mordiford • Herefordshire • ID: 055816_TG 319 • Level
(34m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 183 views

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Current Level
2.114 mASD?
▲ Rising (+24cm/hr)
24h Max
2.169 mASD
24h Min
1.390 mASD
Typical Range
0.47 - 3.60
mASD
Highest Recorded
5.50 mASD
EA official record
5.50 in our data (since Aug 1997)
Current level is 38% of this
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Flood alert
River Wye in Herefordshire
Raised 24 Oct 2026 19:56 · 8.5km away · View flood area
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +48 cm over 5h
25 Oct 08:00 ▲▲ +12 cm 2.114 mASD
25 Oct 07:30 ▲▲ +6 cm 1.993 mASD
25 Oct 07:15 ▲▲ +5 cm 1.936 mASD
25 Oct 07:00 ▲ +4 cm 1.882 mASD
25 Oct 06:45 ▲ +5 cm 1.838 mASD
25 Oct 06:30 ▲ +4 cm 1.793 mASD
25 Oct 06:15 ▲ +3 cm 1.757 mASD
25 Oct 06:00 ▲ +3 cm 1.724 mASD
25 Oct 05:45 ▲ +2 cm 1.690 mASD
25 Oct 05:30 ▲ +2 cm 1.674 mASD
25 Oct 05:15 ▲ +1 cm 1.655 mASD
25 Oct 05:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.642 mASD
25 Oct 04:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 1.632 mASD
25 Oct 04:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.629 mASD
25 Oct 04:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.625 mASD
25 Oct 04:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 1.621 mASD
25 Oct 03:45 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.629 mASD
25 Oct 03:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 1.625 mASD
25 Oct 03:15 ▬ steady 1.631 mASD
25 Oct 03:00 1.632 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Mordiford
  • Watercourse: River Wye
  • Nearest Town: Mordiford
  • County: Herefordshire
  • Coordinates: 52°1'35"N 2°37'48"W (52.026391, -2.629867)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Apr 1988
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 055816_TG 319
  • RLOI id: 4025 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 055816_TG_319-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD?
  • Typical rise rate: 2 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: 0.467 – 3.600 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.99 mASD (EA at 25 Oct 07:30)

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

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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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.

78 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 7.3 km away along the river. 4 report discharging now, 73 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 7.3 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Lugg Rheay · 8.0 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into Withington Brook · 8.7 km upstream along the river
32 spills · 299 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 · 9.1 km upstream along the river
8 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 9.2 km upstream along the river
47 spills · 405 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Frome · 11.2 km upstream along the river
23 spills · 233 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 11.8 km upstream along the river
15 spills · 32 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water · into River Wye · 11.9 km upstream along the river
31 spills · 96 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

70 more further upstream, up to 137.8 km away along the river.

Also discharging now further upstream: Llandrindod Wells WwTW Storm Overflow (110.8 km), Llanwrtyd Wells Storm Overflow (114.8 km), Abernant Lake Storm Overflow (116.4 km), Llangurig Storm Overflow (136.3 km).

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 Yazor Brook · 5.3 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

1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is 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 →

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 3.60 m on about 21 days. This year so far: 1 day.

2026 1 day so far
2025 8 days, 2 of them high · 2 high patchy data
2024 35 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2023 29 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2022 9 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 21 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 22 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 22 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 10 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 5 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 4.74 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 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.8 km away).

3severe warnings 133flood warnings 171flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 9 Dec 2025 — River Wye from Hereford to Ross-On-Wye

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 8
2025 0 6 10
2024 0 19 16
2023 0 16 14
2022 0 4 10
2021 0 10 15
2020 3 27 16
2019 0 11 14
2018 0 7 13
2017 0 0 9
2016 0 1 7
2015 0 8 11
2014 0 9 8
2013 0 5 10
2012 0 7 6
2011 0 3 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 Mordiford 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 River Wye at Mordiford flooding today?

The current level is 2.11m, which is within the typical range of 0.47 to 3.60m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Mordiford?

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 Mordiford?

The typical range at this station is 0.47m to 3.60m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.60m 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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