Wingfield Park water level

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

River gauge, River Amber, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 25 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST (23 days ago)

This gauge last reported 23 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

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What this means

The gauge at Wingfield Park reads 0.27 m, a normal level. That reading is from 25 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late.

The usual range here runs from 0.22 m to 2.00 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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: 0.22 m – 2.00 m
Highest on record: 2.97 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.08 mSeptember 8, 1972

On the river at Wingfield Park

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 24 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 11 mm, 96% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 10 mm, 69% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 10° 7° – Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° 0.9 mm, 43% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° 13 mm, 67% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° 0.5 mm, 53% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BelperRiver gauge, Coppice Brook	0.18 m	Normal	±0	5.0 km
Smithy HousesRiver gauge, Bottle Brook	0.28 m	Lowest on record	±0	6.0 km
PinxtonRiver gauge, River Erewash	0.05 m	Very low	−0.01 m	7.7 km
MatlockRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.33 m	Very low	−0.02 m	9.6 km
DuffieldRiver gauge, River Ecclesbourne	0.15 m	Low	−0.01 m	10.0 km
EastwoodRiver gauge, Beauvale Brook	0.22 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Shipley GateRiver gauge, River Erewash	1.18 m	Normal	−0.10 m	12 km
Chesterfield Avenue WashlandsRiver gauge, River Rother	0.20 m	Normal	±0	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Amber at Wingfield Park?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.22 m to 2.00 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wingfield Park today?

On 25 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wingfield Park rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Wingfield Park 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 Wingfield Park?

The highest level on record is 2.97 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.08 m on September 8, 1972.

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:4048 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.07273, -1.44144 (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	0.27 m	2026-09-25 10:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wingfield Park (ea:4048). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/wingfield-park

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