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Current Level
0.130 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.155 mASD
24h Min
0.127 mASD
Typical Range
0.12 - 0.49
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.22 mASD
EA official record
1.59 in our data (since Jan 1978)
Current level is 4% 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.
11 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 4.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 11 report not discharging.
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Alne · 5.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 37 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
8 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.49 m
on about 37 days.
This year so far: 36 days.
202636 days, 4 of them high · 4 highso far
202523 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
202462 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
202352 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
202222 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
202133 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
202049 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
201946 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
201831 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
201714 days, 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 1.28 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 13 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 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 Broom flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 13 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 Fairly flashyResponds fairly quickly to rain, with moderate baseflow between events.
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
0.37
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
744 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +7% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
4.4%
partly urbanised
Median Annual Flood
63.52 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
150 m³/s
20 Jul 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.
Crump profile weir opened in 1976 to replace Broom (54907) and provide higher containment capacity than old site.
More detail
The catchment
Low relief, predominantly agricultural catchment upon Mercia Mudstone, with small glacial gravel deposits in the eastern headwaters. Responsive; sewage effluent maintains low flows. Contains Redditch and Alcester.
The station
Opened in 1976 and replaced Broom (Old) (54907). Crump profile weir (12m) with a higher containment capacity than old site - high wing walls (1.7m) and banks.
How it measures flow
Multiple peak flow ratings applied across period of record, with upper limbs derived from gaugings. Up to 1976 rated section; not rated above bankfull when extensive inundation. In-channel weed growth prevelant immediately upstream of weir. Weed not currently managed however this is being considered for future years. Work planned in 2026-27 to carry out in-channel works. Part of the right bank has been eroded creating an Island in the centre of the river downstream of the weir, affecting the accurate recording of high river flows.
Flow regime
Sewage effluent maintains low flows. Groundwater pumping for PWS significantly augments low flow through effluent returns. Responsive catchment.
The flow record
July 2007 high flows likely to be overestimated, flows beyond capacity of measuring structure. Flows reprocessed for period 01/03/1995 to 01/01/2011 following review of rating in 2011. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2020 (WINFAP Files v9). Rating reviewed in 2022 and data reprocessed for the full period of record.
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Arrow at Broom flooding today?
The current level is 0.13m, which is within the typical range of 0.12 to 0.49m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Broom?
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 Arrow at Broom?
The typical range at this station is 0.12m to 0.49m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.49m 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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22 Dec 2014 Weir
1984 Looking upstream to station
Looking upstream to weir from rightbank.
Looking downstream towards station from left bank