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Rose 0.25 m since 17:00 — peaked 1.38 at 23:30, now 1.38 and holding

Elford

Tame
Tame Anker and Mease catchment • Elford • Staffordshire • ID: 4805 • Level
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Current Level
1.376 mASD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 1.38
24h Max
1.383 mASD
24h Min
1.134 mASD
Typical Range
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Highest Recorded
3.55 mASD
7 Feb 2026
Since Dec 2025
Current level is 39% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +18 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.376 mASD
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 1.379 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.380 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.382 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 1.383 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 1.383 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.381 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.380 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +3 cm 1.376 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▲ +1 cm 1.348 mASD
07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +1 cm 1.337 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.325 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +1 cm 1.313 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▲ +1 cm 1.299 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▲ +2 cm 1.284 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.267 mASD
07 Oct 20:45 ▲ +2 cm 1.252 mASD
07 Oct 20:30 ▲ +2 cm 1.233 mASD
07 Oct 20:15 ▲ +2 cm 1.217 mASD
07 Oct 20:00 1.200 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Elford
  • Watercourse: River Tame
  • Nearest Town: Elford
  • County: Staffordshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Blithfield (18.3 km) · 100.0% full (as of 3 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°41'27"N 1°43'22"W (52.690701, -1.722856)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 20 Nov 2025
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4805
  • RLOI id: 10443 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4805-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Tame Anker and Mease
  • EA Cross-check: 1.37 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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.

247 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 150 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 241 report not discharging, and for 6 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 150 m upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 6.6 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 8.9 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 49 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Anker · 10.5 km upstream along the river
19 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of River Anker · 11.5 km upstream along the river
10 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 12.0 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 26 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Bourne Brook · 13.5 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 17 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Severn Trent Water · into Langley Brook · 17.9 km upstream along the river
19 spills · 37 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

239 more further upstream, up to 68.7 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.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Fisherwick Brook · 3.0 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
4 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of The River Tame · 4.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 14 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. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 19 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

135flood warnings 309flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 3 Mar 2026 — River Trent at Catton, Barton under Needwood and Branston Water Park

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 17 29
2025 13 16
2024 24 46
2023 7 24
2022 0 11
2021 6 17
2020 21 23
2019 13 33
2018 0 8
2017 0 6
2016 2 19
2015 0 1
2014 0 17
2013 2 7
2012 24 18
2010 0 2
2008 6 17
2007 0 15

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 Elford flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 19 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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