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SwedenChesterfield Park Road Bridge water level
River gauge, River Hipper, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Far below the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
At −0.01 m, the River Hipper at Chesterfield Park Road Bridge is far below normal.
The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 1.25 m. The lowest reading on record is −0.03 m (August 5, 2003).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.02 m and 0.08 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
- 0.00 m – 1.25 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.02 m – 0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.01 m – −0.01 m
- Highest on record
- 2.93 mOctober 20, 2023
- Lowest on record
- −0.03 mAugust 5, 2003
On the river at Chesterfield Park Road Bridge
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 Hipper
The River Hipper is a tributary of the River Rother in Derbyshire, England. Its source is a large expanse of wetlands, fed by the surrounding moors between Chatsworth and Chesterfield, known as the Hipper Sick on Beeley Moor, which is part of the Chatsworth Estate. It then passes through Holymoorside and down into Chesterfield, just south of the town centre, before flowing into the River Rother. In July 2007, parts of Chesterfield flooded when the River Hipper burst its banks during a substantial storm that caused extensive flooding in North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. The river burst its banks again after torrential rain in October 2023. The surrounding landscape is known as the Hipper Valley.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Hipper
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChesterfieldRiver gauge, River Hipper | 0.35 m | Very low | +0.02 m | 1.6 km |
| HolymoorsideRiver gauge, River Hipper | 0.05 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 4.4 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hady HillRiver gauge, River Rother | 0.64 m | Normal | +0.14 m | 0.8 km |
| Chesterfield St AugustinesRiver gauge, River Rother | 0.32 m | Normal | +0.12 m | 0.9 km |
| Chesterfield Tapton BridgeRiver gauge, River Rother | 0.15 m | Normal | +0.09 m | 1.0 km |
| Chesterfield AshgateRiver gauge, Holme Brook | 0.02 m | Normal | ±0 | 1.9 km |
| Chesterfield Calow LaneRiver gauge, Calow Brook | 0.18 m | Normal | +0.07 m | 2.4 km |
| Chesterfield Avenue WashlandsRiver gauge, River Rother | 0.20 m | Normal | ±0 | 2.4 km |
| WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother | 0.38 m | Normal | +0.17 m | 3.9 km |
| SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Whitting | 0.11 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 4.0 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for the River Hipper at Chesterfield Park Road Bridge?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 1.25 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 −0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Chesterfield Park Road Bridge today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was −0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Chesterfield Park Road Bridge rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Chesterfield Park Road Bridge normal?
Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Chesterfield Park Road Bridge?
The highest level on record is 2.93 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is −0.03 m on August 5, 2003.
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:L0233(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.23297, -1.43100(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 | −0.01 m | 2026-10-19 13:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Chesterfield Park Road Bridge (ea:L0233). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/chesterfield-park-road-bridge
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