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Upper Tean

Tean
Dove catchment • Upper Tean • Staffordshire • ID: 4121 • Level
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 192 views

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Current Level
0.183 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.231 mASD
24h Min
0.174 mASD
Typical Range
0.04 - 0.40
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.93 mASD
EA official record
1.48 in our data (since Apr 1998)
Current level is 9% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
08 Oct 03:00 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
08 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
08 Oct 02:30 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
08 Oct 02:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.183 mASD
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
07 Oct 22:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.184 mASD
07 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.183 mASD
07 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.183 mASD
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.184 mASD
07 Oct 21:00 0.184 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Upper Tean
  • Watercourse: River Tean
  • Nearest Town: Upper Tean
  • County: Staffordshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Blithfield (16.8 km) · 100.0% full (as of 3 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°57'13"N 1°59'22"W (52.953586, -1.989532)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 7 Apr 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4121
  • RLOI id: 2149 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4121-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Dove
  • Typical Range: 0.039 – 0.400 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.18 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 02:45)

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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Nearby

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.

4 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 190 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 4 report not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Tean · 190 m upstream along the river
13 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Tean · 3.8 km upstream along the river
23 spills · 97 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Cecilly Brook · 5.0 km upstream along the river
49 spills · 73 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Mobberley Brook · 7.8 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 182 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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 Cecilly Brook · 2.5 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
43 spills · 79 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Perry · 4.6 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are 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.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.40 m on about 53 days. This year so far: 24 days.

2026 24 days, 2 of them high · 2 high so far
2025 31 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2024 50 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2023 51 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2022 29 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 52 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 82 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 74 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2018 44 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 61 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.93 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 12 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

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Most recent flood warning: 6 Jan 2025 — River Churnet at Froghall including Consall Forge

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 5 0
2024 13 0
2023 7 0
2021 8 0
2020 4 0
2019 4 0
2016 1 0
2013 5 0
2012 8 0
2010 6 0
2008 9 0

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 Upper Tean flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 12 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Tean at Upper Tean flooding today?

The current level is 0.18m, which is within the typical range of 0.04 to 0.40m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Upper Tean?

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 Tean at Upper Tean?

The typical range at this station is 0.04m to 0.40m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.40m 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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