Twyford Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Poulter, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.01m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST (34 min ago)

Flow: 0.72 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Twyford Bridge reads 1.01 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 1.42 m.

The water is rising: up 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.91 m and 1.05 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: 0.16 m – 1.42 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.91 m – 1.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.93 m – 1.03 m
Highest on record: 2.91 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.29 mMay 2, 1997

On the river at Twyford Bridge

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

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.3 mm Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 8.5 mm, 98% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 8.5 mm, 59% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 1.4 mm, 57% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 0.9 mm, 32% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 8° 7° 14 mm, 57% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
OrdsallRiver gauge, River Idle	0.27 m	Normal	±0	4.4 km
Retford Grove LaneRiver gauge, Retford Beck	−0.09 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.8 km
Whitewater BridgeRiver gauge, River Maun	0.64 m	Normal	+0.33 m	6.1 km
PerlethorpeRiver gauge, River Meden	0.52 m	Normal	+0.02 m	6.6 km
WorksopRiver gauge, River Ryton	0.28 m	Very high	+0.11 m	13 km
BlythRiver gauge, River Ryton	0.64 m	High	+0.19 m	14 km
MatterseyRiver gauge, River Idle	0.89 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Carlton on TrentRiver gauge, River Trent	2.31 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Poulter at Twyford Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.16 m to 1.42 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 1.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Twyford Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST, the water level was 1.01 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Twyford Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Twyford Bridge 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 Twyford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.91 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.29 m on May 2, 1997.

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:4036 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.26962, -0.95201 (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	1.01 m	2026-10-19 14:15	Provisional
Flow	0.72 m³/s	2026-10-19 14:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Twyford Bridge (ea:4036). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/nottinghamshire/twyford-bridge

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