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Selly Park

Rea
Tame Anker and Mease catchment • Selly Park • West Midlands • ID: 4206 • Level
(30m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 177 views

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Current Level
-0.051 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.061 mASD
24h Min
-0.053 mASD
Typical Range
0.00 - 1.10
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.82 mASD
EA official record
A 2.48 reading (30 Apr 2025) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 7h
08 Oct 20:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.051 mASD
08 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 18:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.053 mASD
08 Oct 18:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 17:45 ▬ steady -0.053 mASD
08 Oct 17:15 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.053 mASD
08 Oct 17:00 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady -0.051 mASD
08 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady -0.051 mASD
08 Oct 16:15 ▬ steady -0.050 mASD
08 Oct 16:00 ▬ steady -0.050 mASD
08 Oct 15:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.051 mASD
08 Oct 15:00 ▬ steady -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.052 mASD
08 Oct 14:30 ▬ steady -0.051 mASD
08 Oct 14:00 ▬ steady -0.050 mASD
08 Oct 13:45 ▬ steady -0.050 mASD
08 Oct 13:30 -0.050 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Selly Park
  • Watercourse: River Rea
  • Nearest Town: Selly Park
  • County: West Midlands
  • Coordinates: 52°26'7"N 1°54'49"W (52.435233, -1.913503)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 20 Sep 2008
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4206
  • RLOI id: 9055 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4206-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: Tame Anker and Mease
  • Typical Range: 0.000 – 1.100 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: -0.05 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 19:30)

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.

14 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 14 report not discharging.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of River Rea · 1.6 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 1.8 km upstream along the river
22 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 2.5 km upstream along the river
36 spills · 75 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 3.6 km upstream along the river
33 spills · 16 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 4.3 km upstream along the river
22 spills · 36 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 6.0 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 6.3 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Rea · 6.5 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 10 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 more further upstream, up to 11.1 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 Griffins Brook · 2.1 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
7 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Chinn 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 Chinn Brook · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
4 spills · 17 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Chinn Brook · 3.0 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
40 spills · 14 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Chinn Brook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
31 spills · 49 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Cole · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Chinn Brook · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Chinn Brook · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
17 spills · 44 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

21 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

42 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 1.10 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 4 days
2023 2 days
2022 1 day
2021 1 day
2020 0 days
2019 2 days
2018 3 days
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 2010 for the 24 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

165flood warnings 93flood alerts

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

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 8 10
2025 16 9
2024 36 20
2023 44 12
2022 5 6
2021 0 6
2020 6 10
2019 12 9
2018 13 5
2016 3 5
2014 0 1
2012 16 0
2011 4 0
2010 2 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 Selly Park flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 24 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Rea at Selly Park flooding today?

The current level is -0.05m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Selly Park?

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 Rea at Selly Park?

The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 1.10m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.10m 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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