Holymoorside water level

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

River gauge, River Hipper, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST (37 min ago)

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

Low water at Holymoorside: the gauge reads 0.02 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.08 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.04 m (+0.06 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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: 0.08 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: −0.01 m – 0.22 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: −0.01 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year: −0.04 m+0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.02 m – 0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.07 m – 0.60 m
Highest on record: 1.54 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: −0.02 mDecember 19, 2011

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

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

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 6° – Wind 20 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 13° 7° 13 mm, 89% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 11° 9° 4.0 mm, 51% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 2.0 mm, 51% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° 1.2 mm, 48% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 28 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Hipper

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ChesterfieldRiver gauge, River Hipper	0.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	2.9 km
Chesterfield Park Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Hipper	−0.01 m	Very low	±0	4.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chesterfield AshgateRiver gauge, Holme Brook	0.02 m	Normal	±0	3.7 km
Chesterfield St AugustinesRiver gauge, River Rother	0.21 m	Normal	−0.04 m	4.6 km
Chesterfield Avenue WashlandsRiver gauge, River Rother	0.20 m	Normal	±0	4.9 km
Hady HillRiver gauge, River Rother	0.52 m	Normal	−0.04 m	5.2 km
Chesterfield Tapton BridgeRiver gauge, River Rother	0.06 m	Low	−0.02 m	5.3 km
Chesterfield Calow LaneRiver gauge, Calow Brook	0.12 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.4 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Whitting	0.06 m	Very low	±0	6.7 km
WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother	0.22 m	Low	−0.03 m	7.6 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Hipper at Holymoorside compare with last year?

It is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.04 m.

What is a normal level for the River Hipper at Holymoorside in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.08 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.01 m and 0.22 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Holymoorside today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Holymoorside rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Holymoorside 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 Holymoorside?

The highest level on record is 1.54 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is −0.02 m on December 19, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L0237 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.21903, -1.49309 (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	0.02 m	2026-10-17 23:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Holymoorside (ea:L0237). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/holymoorside

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