Kirkham Sluices water level

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

River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Surface elevation

14.21m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 14.21 m, the River Derwent at Kirkham Sluices is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 14.24 m to 15.05 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 14.20 m and 14.22 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: 14.24 m – 15.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 14.20 m – 14.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 14.20 m – 14.22 m
Highest on record: 15.29 mJanuary 23, 2021
Lowest on record: 13.17 mSeptember 19, 2014

On the river at Kirkham Sluices

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 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: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 5.2 mm, 98% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 13 mm, 71% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 12° 6° 6.8 mm, 70% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 10° 5° 19 mm, 69% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° 2.2 mm, 38% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the River Derwent

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.06 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	7.0 km
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.47 m	Very low	−0.02 m	7.8 km
Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	7.21 m	High	±0	10 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.34 m	Low	−0.02 m	11 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.19 m	Normal	−0.04 m	15 km
Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	5.83 m	Normal	+0.06 m	19 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.65 m	Normal	−0.01 m	29 km
West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent	−0.20 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	32 km
Forge ValleyRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.15 m	Low	±0	32 km
Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent	41.18 m	Very low	±0	33 km
Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.48 m	Normal	±0	36 km
BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.51 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Norton Mill Beck ScreenRiver gauge, Mill Beck	0.20 m	High	±0	7.8 km
Norton Priorpot Beck PSRiver gauge, Priorpot Beck	0.14 m	Normal	±0	8.8 km
West LillingRiver gauge, River Foss	0.29 m	Normal	−0.03 m	9.4 km
HovinghamRiver gauge, Hovingham Beck	0.03 m	Low	±0	12 km
Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye	0.15 m	Low	−0.02 m	13 km
NessRiver gauge, River Rye	0.27 m	Very low	±0	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Derwent at Kirkham Sluices?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 14.24 m to 15.05 m for this gauge.

Is Kirkham Sluices really 14.21 m deep?

No. 14.21 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Kirkham Sluices today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the surface elevation was 14.21 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kirkham Sluices rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kirkham Sluices normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Kirkham Sluices?

The highest level on record is 15.29 m on January 23, 2021. The lowest is 13.17 m on September 19, 2014.

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:L2808 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.08197, -0.87748 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	14.21 m	2026-10-18 21:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Kirkham Sluices (ea:L2808). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/kirkham-sluices

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