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Easing — down from 0.57 at 22:55, now 0.53
0.53

Brookvale Road

Tame
Tame Anker and Mease catchment • Brookvale Road • West Midlands • ID: 4878 • Level
(37m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 256 views

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Current Level
0.532 mASD
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.686 mASD
24h Min
0.532 mASD
Typical Range
0.32 - 2.00
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.65 mASD
EA official record
3.67 in our data (since Jun 2000)
Current level is 15% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 4h
08 Oct 05:09 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.532 mASD
08 Oct 04:54 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.533 mASD
08 Oct 04:39 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.535 mASD
08 Oct 03:54 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.534 mASD
08 Oct 03:39 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.533 mASD
08 Oct 03:09 ▬ steady 0.532 mASD
08 Oct 03:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.532 mASD
08 Oct 02:54 ▬ steady 0.533 mASD
08 Oct 02:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.533 mASD
08 Oct 02:39 ▬ steady 0.535 mASD
08 Oct 02:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.535 mASD
08 Oct 02:24 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.537 mASD
08 Oct 02:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.538 mASD
08 Oct 02:09 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.539 mASD
08 Oct 02:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.541 mASD
08 Oct 01:54 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.542 mASD
08 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 0.543 mASD
08 Oct 01:39 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.543 mASD
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.546 mASD
08 Oct 01:24 0.548 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Brookvale Road
  • Watercourse: River Tame
  • Nearest Town: Brookvale Road
  • County: West Midlands
  • Coordinates: 52°30'57"N 1°52'49"W (52.515925, -1.880351)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jun 2000
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4878
  • RLOI id: 9061 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4878-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 9 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~11 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Tame Anker and Mease
  • Typical Range: 0.324 – 2.000 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.53 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 05:09)

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.

66 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.0 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 66 report not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Tame · 2.0 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 3.0 km upstream along the river
25 spills · 17 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 3.0 km upstream along the river
53 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 3.0 km upstream along the river
5 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame Via Sws · 3.0 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 3.0 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 3.6 km upstream along the river
10 spills · 10 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Tame · 5.8 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 9 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

58 more further upstream, up to 26.6 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 River Rea · 410 m away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
60 spills · 74 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 410 m away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
4 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Brookvale Park Reservoir · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Severn Trent Water · into Chad Brook · 1.5 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Severn Trent Water · into Hockley Brook · 2.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Hockley Brook · 2.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Hockley Brook · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Hockley Brook · 2.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

48 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

64 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 2.00 m on about 4 days. This year so far: 5 days.

2026 5 days so far
2025 3 days
2024 6 days
2023 5 days
2022 3 days
2021 3 days
2020 3 days
2019 9 days
2018 1 day
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 31 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

108flood warnings 271flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Aug 2026 — Perry Brook at Perry Barr

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 2 34
2025 8 27
2024 14 55
2023 22 29
2022 5 15
2021 0 14
2020 7 21
2019 10 24
2018 14 11
2017 0 1
2016 4 13
2014 0 3
2013 0 1
2012 18 7
2011 2 1
2010 1 0
2009 0 3
2008 1 6
2007 0 4
2006 0 2

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 Brookvale Road flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 31 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Tame at Brookvale Road flooding today?

The current level is 0.53m, which is within the typical range of 0.32 to 2.00m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Brookvale Road?

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 4.5mm 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 Tame at Brookvale Road?

The typical range at this station is 0.32m to 2.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.00m 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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