There are flood warnings within 5 miles of this measuring station

River Severn level at Saxons Lode

Latest at 2:00pm on 9 December

Normal range 0.42m to 4.00m

5.93m: Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (22 July 2007)
5.00m: Historical event: Flooding to properties at East Waterside
4.85m: Historical event: Flooding to properties at Hanley Castle
4.74m: Historical event: Flooding to Hanley Road
4.71m: Latest level
4.70m (level exceeded): Flood warning issued: River Severn at Hanley Road, Upton upon Severn
4.50m (level exceeded): Property flooding is possible above this level
4.00m (level exceeded): Top of normal range
3.95m (level exceeded): Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.