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Canklow Washlands water level

River gauge, Ulley Brook, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.20m Down 0.37 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.74 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

History
0.30.50.8mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-024mFeb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-024mFeb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-024mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-024mJanAprJulOct2026

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What this means

Ulley Brook at Canklow Washlands is at 0.20 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.37 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 0.57 m.

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
0.13 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.39 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 0.78 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.57 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.10 m – 4.51 m
Highest on record
5.74 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record
0.06 mNovember 19, 2006

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

20 Tue 13° 11° 4.9 mm, 100% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 18 mm, 87% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 0.4 mm, 44% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 13 mm, 80% Wind 29 km/h
24 Sat 12° 8° 2.1 mm, 86% Wind 27 km/h
25 Sun 15° 10° 1.2 mm, 63% Wind 23 km/h
26 Mon 18° 8° 3.9 mm, 45% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CatcliffeRiver gauge, River Rother 25.51 m Normal −0.05 m 1.7 km
Catcliffe DrainRiver gauge 25.64 m Normal ±0 1.7 km
Whiston BrookRiver gauge 0.05 m Lowest on record −0.13 m 1.9 km
RotherhamRiver gauge, River Don 0.07 m Low −0.05 m 2.7 km
Rotherham Forge IslandRiver gauge, River Don 0.25 m Normal −0.05 m 3.2 km
Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother 0.54 m Normal −0.03 m 4.0 km
Woodhouse Mill RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother 0.32 m Normal −0.03 m 4.1 km
HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don 0.35 m Normal −0.05 m 4.7 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Ulley Brook at Canklow Washlands in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.39 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 0.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Canklow Washlands today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Down 0.37 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Canklow Washlands rising or falling?

Down 0.37 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Canklow Washlands normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Canklow Washlands?

The highest level on record is 5.74 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.06 m on November 19, 2006.

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:L0302 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.40273, -1.34711 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.20 m 2026-10-20 04:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Canklow Washlands (ea:L0302). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/canklow-washlands

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.