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Rudheath water level

River gauge, River Dane, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.33m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 Highest onrecord 4.20 m Lowest on record 0.17 m

History

History
0.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.40.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.33 m, the River Dane at Rudheath is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.37 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.30 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.27 m and 0.69 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.37 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.62 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.24 m – 2.40 m
Same day last year
0.30 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.27 m – 0.69 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.24 m – 1.35 m
Highest on record
4.20 mJanuary 21, 2021
Lowest on record
0.17 mJuly 21, 1996

On the river at Rudheath

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Dane

River Dane

The River Dane is a tributary of the River Weaver that originates in the Peak District area of England. The name of the river is probably from the Old Welsh dafn, meaning a "drop or trickle", implying a slow-moving river.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 4° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 1.2 mm, 47% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 1.5 mm, 51% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 1.5 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 5.1 mm, 54% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 40 mm, 76% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Dane

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Congleton ParkRiver gauge, River Dane 0.10 m Normal −0.01 m 21 km
Hug BridgeRiver gauge, River Dane 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hayhurst BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver 0.61 m Normal −0.02 m 2.1 km
Acton BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver 2.63 m Normal −0.01 m 7.8 km
AshbrookRiver gauge, River Weaver 0.35 m Normal −0.04 m 8.5 km
Pickerings CutRiver gauge, River Weaver 4.83 m Normal +0.01 m 10 km
Ferry Lane, WarringtonRiver gauge, Manchester ship canal 0.47 m Normal +0.15 m 16 km
Bollington MillRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.29 m Normal −0.02 m 17 km
Marshfield BridgeRiver gauge, Valley Brook 0.19 m Normal −0.01 m 17 km
WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey 3.66 m Low −0.10 m 17 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Dane at Rudheath higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.30 m.

What is a normal level for the River Dane at Rudheath in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.37 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.62 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rudheath today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rudheath rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.17 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Rudheath normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Rudheath?

The highest level on record is 4.20 m on January 21, 2021. The lowest is 0.17 m on July 21, 1996.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:681210 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.24216, -2.49953 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.33 m 2026-10-18 14:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rudheath (ea:681210). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/rudheath

How we check values

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