Church Wilne water level

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

River gauge, River Derwent, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.51m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Church Wilne, where the gauge shows 0.51 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.49 m to 1.60 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.44 m – 0.80 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: 0.49 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.44 m – 0.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.46 m – 0.78 m
Highest on record: 2.53 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.34 mOctober 11, 1989

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Derwent

The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland, and in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It then enters the Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers, west of Consett. The River Derwent then flows through the Derwent Gorge, past Allensford, Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill, Rowlands Gill, Gibside estate and the Nine Arches Viaduct near Derwenthaugh Country Park. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.2 mm, 26% Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 3.7 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 21 mm, 82% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 2.0 mm, 59% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° 0.3 mm, 46% Wind 13 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 23 mm, 82% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 2.2 mm, 44% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Derwent

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Derby CityRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.55 m	Low	±0	10 km
MatlockRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.32 m	Very low	−0.01 m	31 km
ChatsworthRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.02 m	Very low	±0	41 km
Mytham BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.79 m	Very low	±0	55 km
Yorkshire BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.30 m	Very low	±0	59 km
BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.52 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	100 km
Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.49 m	Normal	−0.01 m	101 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.66 m	Normal	−0.01 m	108 km
Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	5.82 m	Normal	+0.05 m	119 km
Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	7.22 m	Very high	±0	127 km
ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.06 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	130 km
Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	14.21 m	Low	±0	137 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ShardlowRiver gauge, River Trent	0.47 m	Normal	−0.06 m	1.9 km
BreastonRiver gauge, Golden Brook	0.37 m	Normal	±0	2.9 km
SandiacreRiver gauge, River Erewash	0.16 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.2 km
KegworthRiver gauge, River Soar	0.44 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.3 km
TrowellRiver gauge, Boundary Brook	0.33 m	Normal	±0	8.6 km
Derby Bridge StreetRiver gauge, Markeaton Brook	0.78 m	Normal	±0	11 km
WollatonRiver gauge, Tottle Brook	0.46 m	Normal	±0	11 km
ShepshedRiver gauge, Black Brook	0.67 m	Normal	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Derwent at Church Wilne?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.49 m to 1.60 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 0.51 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Church Wilne today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.51 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Church Wilne rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Church Wilne 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 Church Wilne?

The highest level on record is 2.53 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.34 m on October 11, 1989.

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:4067 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.88068, -1.34643 (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	0.51 m	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Church Wilne (ea:4067). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/church-wilne

How we check values

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