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Current Level
0.472 mASD
▲ Rising (+1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.648 mASD
24h Min
0.411 mASD
Typical Range
0.42 - 2.10
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.21 mASD
EA official record
3.22 in our data (since Mar 1986)
Current level is 15% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
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.
245 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 240 report not discharging, and for 5 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of River Tame · 5.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.10 m
on about 6 days.
This year so far: 5 days.
20265 days, 5 of them high · 5 highso far
20256 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
202415 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
20236 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
20222 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
20214 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
20203 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201914 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
20184 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
20171 day, 1 of them high · 1 high
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 2.22 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 17 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 Hopwas flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 17 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 Urban & flashyHeavily built-up — rain runs off hard surfaces fast, so levels can spike within hours of heavy rain.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.49
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
729 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +4% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
25%
heavily urbanised
Median Annual Flood
135 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
295 m³/s
16 Jun 2007 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Velocity area station used primarily for water quality purposes - replaces 28005, Elford which was several km upstream. Very broad flood plain on both banks.
More detail
The catchment
Catchment predominantly Mercia Mudstones with some shales and limestones. Overlain by Boulder Clay in the headwater with sands and gravels within the valleys. Mixed farming and urbanised catchment.
The station
Velocity area station immediately downstream of Hopwas road bridge between training banks that contain the majority of high flows. Station used primarily for water quality purposes. Some bypassing, but accounted for in rating. Site replaces 28005, Elford which was several km upstream. Very broad flood plain on both banks.
How it measures flow
Suffers from heavy weed growth which contributes to over-estimation of runoff requiring retrospective rating adjustments (not shown) - but all are based on the winter curve applied here as the majority of floods are in winter and flatten weeds. As a result of these weeds there is significant scatter in gaugings. Ratings revised in 2016. Three peak flow ratings across period of record. Gaugings carried out using remote controlled ADCP within the measurement section and adjacent floodplain area on the left bank.
The flow record
Magnitude of June and July 2007 flood events subject to considerable overestimation due to hydraulic conditions and increased channel and floodplain rugosity. Gaugings taken during events suggest peak flows of around 210 cumecs in June and 200 cumecs in July 2007. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in October 2018 (WINFAP Files v7) and in August 2024 (WINFAP Files v13).
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Tame at Hopwas flooding today?
The current level is 0.47m, which is within the typical range of 0.42 to 2.10m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Hopwas?
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 Tame at Hopwas?
The typical range at this station is 0.42m to 2.10m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.10m 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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5 Jul 2007 Measuring section during high flows
1987 Looking downstream from gauging station
1987 Looking downstream from station, stage board on the left
1987 Stage boards
1987 Looking upstream from gauging station
Measuring section during high flows
ADCP gauging in measuring section