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Mancetter

Anker
Tame Anker and Mease catchment • Mancetter • Warwickshire • ID: 4123 • Level
(37m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 288 views

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Current Level
0.736 mASD
▼ Easing (+1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.930 mASD
24h Min
0.596 mASD
Typical Range
0.46 - 1.70
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.15 mASD
EA official record
2.16 in our data (since Nov 2000)
Current level is 34% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -7 cm over 7h
08 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.736 mASD
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.731 mASD
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.730 mASD
08 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.730 mASD
08 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.731 mASD
08 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.733 mASD
08 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.735 mASD
08 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.740 mASD
08 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.744 mASD
08 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.750 mASD
08 Oct 06:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.753 mASD
08 Oct 06:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.761 mASD
08 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.765 mASD
08 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.773 mASD
08 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.777 mASD
08 Oct 05:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.781 mASD
08 Oct 04:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.786 mASD
08 Oct 04:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.791 mASD
08 Oct 03:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.804 mASD
08 Oct 03:30 0.809 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Mancetter
  • Watercourse: River Anker
  • Nearest Town: Mancetter
  • County: Warwickshire
  • Coordinates: 52°34'2"N 1°31'33"W (52.567357, -1.525790)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Nov 2000
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4123
  • RLOI id: 9063 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4123-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: Tame Anker and Mease
  • Typical Range: 0.455 – 1.700 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.73 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 10:00)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

Connected upstream

Connected downstream

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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.

17 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 7.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 16 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Severn Trent Water · into River Anker · 7.7 km upstream along the river
26 spills · 124 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Anker · 8.7 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 162 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Anker · 9.3 km upstream along the river
19 spills · 182 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Anker · 9.3 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Anker · 9.4 km upstream along the river
28 spills · 162 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Wem Brook · 15.4 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 132 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Wem Brook · 15.4 km upstream along the river
10 spills · 55 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Wem Brook (River Anker) · 15.5 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

9 more further upstream, up to 18.5 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.

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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Anker · 1.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
42 spills · 138 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Anker · 1.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
47 spills · 211 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Anker · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
24 spills · 50 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Bourne Brook · 3.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
67 spills · 637 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of Sibson Brook · 5.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
15 spills · 55 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

5 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 1.70 m on about 13 days. This year so far: 14 days.

2026 14 days, 5 of them high · 5 high so far
2025 11 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2024 28 days, 17 of them high · 17 high
2023 15 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 9 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 10 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 12 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2019 21 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
2018 8 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 2 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 1.83 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 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).

146flood warnings 165flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Mar 2026 — River Anker at Polesworth

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 17 13
2025 13 5
2024 22 17
2023 8 13
2022 2 9
2021 6 10
2020 10 15
2019 17 14
2018 4 8
2017 3 2
2016 5 6
2014 9 9
2013 9 7
2012 19 10
2010 0 5
2009 0 3
2008 2 9
2007 0 9
2006 0 1

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 Mancetter flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Anker at Mancetter flooding today?

The current level is 0.74m, which is within the typical range of 0.46 to 1.70m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Mancetter?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 4.6mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Anker at Mancetter?

The typical range at this station is 0.46m to 1.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.70m 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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