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Diglis

Severn
Worcestershire Middle Severn catchment • Worcester • Worcestershire • ID: 2085 • Level
(31m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 194 views

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Current Level
0.497 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.534 mASD
24h Min
0.491 mASD
Typical Range
0.55 - 2.80
mASD
Highest Recorded
5.30 mASD
EA official record
5.30 in our data (since Jan 1986)
Current level is 9% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
10 Oct 05:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.497 mASD
10 Oct 05:00 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 04:00 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 03:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 03:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.495 mASD
10 Oct 03:00 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 02:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.496 mASD
10 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.497 mASD
10 Oct 02:00 ▬ steady 0.497 mASD
10 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 0.497 mASD
10 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.497 mASD
10 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.498 mASD
10 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.498 mASD
10 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.499 mASD
10 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.498 mASD
10 Oct 00:15 0.498 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Diglis
  • Watercourse: River Severn
  • Nearest Town: Worcester
  • County: Worcestershire
  • Coordinates: 52°10'47"N 2°13'32"W (52.179799, -2.225461)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 2 Jan 1986
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 2085
  • RLOI id: 2039 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 2085-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: Worcestershire Middle Severn
  • Typical Range: 0.548 – 2.800 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.50 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 05:15)

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.

201 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 530 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 169 report not discharging, and for 32 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Severn Trent Water · into River Severn · 530 m upstream along the river
18 spills · 151 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Severn · 1.8 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Severn · 2.5 km upstream along the river
46 spills · 74 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Severn · 4.3 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Severn · 11.6 km upstream along the river
23 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Salwarpe · 13.3 km upstream along the river
23 spills · 195 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Severn · 21.4 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Stour · 21.5 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

193 more further upstream, up to 221.6 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.

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Severn Trent Water · into Duck Brook · 820 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
10 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Duck Brook · 850 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
12 spills · 25 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Duck Brook · 900 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Worcester And Birmingham Canal · 1.9 km away in a straight line · discharges into a canal
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Severn Trent Water · into Careys Brook · 2.7 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
18 spills · 167 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Trib Of Bow Brook · 3.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 16 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of Laughern Brook · 4.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 36 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Trib Stoulton Brook · 5.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
14 spills · 134 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

4 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 2.80 m on about 31 days. This year so far: 36 days.

2026 36 days, 3 of them high · 3 high so far
2025 30 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2024 53 days, 17 of them high · 17 high
2023 50 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2022 12 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2021 25 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 46 days, 18 of them high · 18 high
2019 43 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2018 19 days
2017 1 day

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 4.50 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 18 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

253flood warnings 269flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 13 Feb 2026 — River Severn at Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 12 13
2025 14 17
2024 40 24
2023 27 30
2022 8 6
2021 18 13
2020 39 10
2019 27 20
2018 1 17
2017 0 5
2016 12 11
2015 1 10
2014 20 10
2013 9 10
2012 24 14
2011 1 2
2010 0 1
2009 0 3
2008 0 15
2007 0 27
2006 0 11

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 Worcester flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 18 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Severn at Diglis flooding today?

The current level is 0.50m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Diglis?

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.

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 6.4mm 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 Severn at Diglis?

The typical range at this station is 0.55m to 2.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.80m 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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