Buxton water level

Name: Buxton water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Wye, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.17m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Wye at Buxton is at 0.17 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 1.16 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.07 m and 0.67 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.16 m – 1.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.07 m – 0.67 m
Highest on record: 1.80 mJuly 31, 2019
Lowest on record: 0.09 mJuly 2, 2009

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Wye

The River Wye is the fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some 250 kilometres from its source on Plynlimon in Mid Wales to the Severn Estuary. The lower reaches of the river form part of the border between England and Wales. The Wye Valley is designated a National Landscape. The Wye is important for nature conservation and recreation, and is affected by pollution.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 10° 7° 3.5 mm, 63% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 9° 8° 2.4 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 9° 5° 3.6 mm, 60% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 2.1 mm, 43% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° 43 mm, 79% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wye

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Burlington RoadRiver gauge, River Wye	0.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.2 km
Ashford in the WaterRiver gauge, River Wye	0.26 m	Very low	−0.01 m	12 km
Old Wye BridgeRiver gauge, River Wye	0.25 m	Normal	−0.04 m	145 km
MordifordRiver gauge, River Wye	0.52 m	Normal	−0.05 m	145 km
BelmontRiver gauge, River Wye	0.42 m	Normal	−0.04 m	146 km
BredwardineRiver gauge, River Wye	0.43 m	Normal	−0.03 m	147 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BuxtonRiver gauge, Hogshaw Brook	0.23 m	Normal	−0.02 m	0.9 km
Perryfoot Farm, CastletonRiver gauge, Little Bull Pit Swallet	0.11 m	Low	−0.02 m	9.6 km
Goosehill Bridge, CastletonRiver gauge, Peakshole Water	0.06 m	Lowest on record	±0	13 km
Goytside FarmRiver gauge, River Goyt	0.67 m	Normal	−0.02 m	13 km
BradwellRiver gauge, Bradwell Brook	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	14 km
Old Mill LaneRiver gauge, River Bollin	0.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km
Hug BridgeRiver gauge, River Dane	0.21 m	Low	−0.04 m	16 km
LeekRiver gauge, River Churnet	0.20 m	Low	+0.03 m	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wye at Buxton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.16 m to 1.16 m for this gauge.

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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Buxton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Buxton rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.27 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Buxton normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Buxton?

The highest level on record is 1.80 m on July 31, 2019. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 2, 2009.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:4197 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.25360, -1.90403 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.17 m	2026-10-17 13:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Buxton (ea:4197). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/buxton

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer