Environment Agency monitoring station
Hamstall Ridware
River Blithe · Hamstall Ridware · Staffordshire Trent Valley catchment
EA station reference
4002
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Blithe
- Catchment
- Staffordshire Trent Valley
- Nearest named place
- Hamstall Ridware
- EA opening date
- 20 August 1971
- Coordinates
- 52.77003, -1.84017
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Low-lying land and roads between Great Haywood to YoxallDesignated alert area · EA ref 033WAF311
- Low-lying land and roads between Kings Bromley to Clay MillsDesignated alert area · EA ref 033WAF314
- River Trent at Rugeley including Mast Trading Estate, Power Station Road area, Boston Industrial Estate, Deacons Way, Bishops Grange and Vicars CroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT10
- River Trent in the Alrewas and Wychnor including Coton Close and Church Road in Alrewas, Wychnor Bridges and Sewage WorksDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT13
- River Tame at CroxallDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TAME024
- River Swarbourn at Woodlane Bridge, YoxallDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3SWARB01
- River Trent at Hill Ridware, Pipe Ridware and Mavesyn Ridware areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT11
- River Trent at Catton, Barton under Needwood and Branston Water Park including Central Rivers Railway Depot, Barton Turns and Greycar Business Park area in Barton under Needwood and Lichfield Road area in BranstonDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3TRENT14
- River Blithe from Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft including Hanstall RidwareDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3BLITHE04
- River Swarbourn at Yoxall including Wood Lane Bridge Farm, Stair Bridge, Main Street and Bond EndDesignated warning area · EA ref 033FWF3SWARB02
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.