Derby Bridge Street water level

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

River gauge, Markeaton Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.81m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Markeaton Brook at Derby Bridge Street is at 0.81 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.37 m to 1.35 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.74 m and 3.57 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: 0.37 m – 1.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.74 m – 3.57 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.76 m – 1.46 m
Highest on record: 1.94 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.48 mJuly 2, 2023

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 4.2 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 15 mm, 94% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 5° 2.9 mm, 54% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° 3.1 mm, 80% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 22 mm, 85% Wind 35 km/h

24 Sat 11° 7° 4.1 mm, 68% Wind 33 km/h

25 Sun 17° 10° 0.8 mm, 61% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Derby CityRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.58 m	Low	+0.02 m	0.8 km
DuffieldRiver gauge, River Ecclesbourne	0.19 m	Normal	+0.04 m	8.4 km
WillingtonRiver gauge, River Trent	0.89 m	Normal	+0.02 m	10.0 km
Church WilneRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.55 m	Normal	+0.04 m	11 km
EggintonRiver gauge, Egginton Brook	0.19 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
Smithy HousesRiver gauge, Bottle Brook	0.30 m	Lowest on record	+0.02 m	11 km
BreastonRiver gauge, Golden Brook	0.38 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
BelperRiver gauge, Coppice Brook	0.10 m	Normal	−0.08 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Markeaton Brook at Derby Bridge Street?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.37 m to 1.35 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 0.81 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Derby Bridge Street today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST, the water level was 0.81 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Derby Bridge Street rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Derby Bridge Street 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 Derby Bridge Street?

The highest level on record is 1.94 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.48 m on July 2, 2023.

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:4681 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.92595, -1.48749 (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	0.81 m	2026-10-19 16:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Derby Bridge Street (ea:4681). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/derby-bridge-street

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