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River Rea at Selly Park

Current River Level

-0.070m

At 11:00am, Thursday 3rd September BST
(10:00am, Thursday 3rd September GMT)

Below normal for this location

Steady, no change from previous measurement at 10:45am, Thursday 3rd September BST

Flood Warning Areas Covering Here

River Rea

Recent warnings or alerts no longer in force

Other Nearby Flood Warning Areas

River Rea at Stirchley

No current or recent warnings.

River Rea at Breedon Cross

No current or recent warnings.

The Bourn at Bournville

No current or recent warnings.

River Rea at Lifford

No current or recent warnings.

Seven Day Level Chart

 Within normal levels 

Long Term Level Chart

 Within normal levels 

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Pale blue shaded areas on long term data indicate maximum and minimum levels for the date (you will probably need to zoom in closer to see them).

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Location and Technical Data

  • Monitoring Station: Selly Park
  • Watercourse: River Rea
  • Nearest Town/Village: Selly Park
  • Local Authority: Birmingham
  • Ceremonial County: West Midlands
  • Coordinates: 52°26'6"N 1°54'48"W (52.435233,-1.913503)
  • OS Grid: SP0597781922 (405977,281922)
  • Mapcode (Local): GBR 5XS.DX
  • Mapcode (Global): VH9Z8.S18Z
  • Open Location Code: 9C4WC3PP+3H
  • Maidenhead Locator System: IO92bk04
  • Environment Agency Location ID: 4206
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: 4206-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • River Levels Online ID: 9055
  • Water Information System ID: 4206
  • Operational Area: Tame Lower Rivers and Lakes
  • Catchment Area: Tame Anker and Mease
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Trent
  • Environment Agency Region: Midlands
  • Datum Type: Above Stage Datum (ASD)
  • Stage Datum: 117.28m AOD

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

Important! if you need to contact us about the data shown on this page, please quote 'Environment Agency Location ID 4206' in your email so that we can easily track it down.

The usual range of the River Rea at Selly Park is between 0.00m and 1.10m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The typical recent level of the River Rea at Selly Park over the past 12 months has been between -0.09m and 0.05m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year.

The highest level ever recorded at the River Rea at Selly Park is 1.82m, reached on Sunday 27th May 2018 at 4:45pm.

Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.

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