This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here
are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
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High river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the evening of Saturday 24 October.
Flooding may affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from the Welsh border at Llawnt to Shrawardine, near Shrewsbury. Other locations that may be affected include Llanymynech, Maesbrook and Melverley. Roads between Maesbrook, Melverley and Pentre start to flood. Llanymynech peaked overnight at 4.28m and is now falling, river levels however remain high in this area.
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 Monday 26 October or as the situation changes.
Rising river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on Sunday 25 October into Monday 26 October.
Flooding may affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the river from Shrewsbury to Upper Arley. Locations that may be affected are White Abbey, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge and Bridgnorth. River Severn bankfull at White Abbey, floodplain may be filling at Hayes Basin. Predicted peak:- Crew Green 5.3m to 5.7m overnight on Sunday 25/10 and into Monday 26/10. Currently, river levels are not forecast to exceed flood alert threshold levels at any other gauge locations. Additional forecast rainfall on Monday 26/10 may impact river levels further within this area.
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 Monday 26 October or as the situation changes.
Flood predictions aren't generated for
tidal gauges —
their levels are driven by the tide,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
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.
33 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 7.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 5 report not discharging, and for 28 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
25 more further upstream, up to 87.4 km away along the river.
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 4.78 m
on about 30 days.
This year so far: 16 days.
202616 days so far
202531 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202441 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
202352 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
202217 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
202135 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
202041 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
201933 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
201818 days
20175 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 5.40 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 5 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.4 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 Cae Howel flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
The current level is 4.21m, which is within the typical range of 0.93 to 4.78m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Cae Howel?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. 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 Severn at Cae Howel?
The typical range at this station is 0.93m to 4.78m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 4.78m 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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