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Halesowen

Stour
Worcestershire Middle Severn catchment • Halesowen • West Midlands • ID: 2516 • Level
(23m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 174 views

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Current Level
0.505 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.644 mASD
24h Min
0.505 mASD
Typical Range
0.45 - 0.79
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.72 mASD
EA official record
1.77 in our data (since Oct 2007)
Current level is 19% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.6 cm over 6h
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.505 mASD
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.505 mASD
08 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.505 mASD
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.505 mASD
08 Oct 09:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.505 mASD
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.506 mASD
08 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.506 mASD
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.508 mASD
08 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.508 mASD
08 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.507 mASD
08 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.508 mASD
08 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady 0.509 mASD
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.509 mASD
08 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady 0.509 mASD
08 Oct 06:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.509 mASD
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady 0.510 mASD
08 Oct 05:45 ▬ steady 0.510 mASD
08 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.510 mASD
08 Oct 05:15 ▬ steady 0.511 mASD
08 Oct 05:00 0.511 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Halesowen
  • Watercourse: River Stour
  • Nearest Town: Halesowen
  • County: West Midlands
  • Coordinates: 52°27'46"N 2°3'41"W (52.462884, -2.061427)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 26 Oct 2007
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2516
  • RLOI id: 2076 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2516-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 5 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Worcestershire Middle Severn
  • Typical Range: 0.454 – 0.786 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.51 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 10:15)

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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Illey Brook · 1.7 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 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 Mousesweet Brook · 1.8 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 Mousesweet Brook · 1.8 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 Mousesweet Brook · 1.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 8 d 0 h
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Severn Trent Water · into Mousesweet Brook · 2.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Mousesweet Brook · 2.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
26 spills · 41 hours in 2024
No live feed for this overflow
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of The River Tame · 2.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
36 spills · 85 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Mousesweet Brook · 2.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Severn Trent Water · into Unnamed Tributary Of Lutley Gutter · 2.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
17 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

24 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

14 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 0.79 m on about 36 days. This year so far: 29 days.

2026 29 days, 2 of them high · 2 high so far
2025 24 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2024 45 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2023 39 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2022 24 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2021 36 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 39 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2019 53 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2018 29 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 31 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.14 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2014 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

95flood warnings 187flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Feb 2026 — Illey Brook at Halesowen

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 8 22
2025 15 18
2024 33 35
2023 28 25
2022 6 17
2021 1 11
2020 1 12
2019 2 17
2018 0 8
2017 0 1
2016 1 11
2015 0 1
2014 0 9

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 Halesowen flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Stour at Halesowen flooding today?

The current level is 0.51m, which is within the typical range of 0.45 to 0.79m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Halesowen?

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 Stour at Halesowen?

The typical range at this station is 0.45m to 0.79m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.79m 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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