Catcliffe Drain water level

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

River gauge, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

25.64m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 01:45 BST (27 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Catcliffe Drain, where the gauge shows 25.64 m.

The median for mid-October is 25.62 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. A year ago it stood at 25.64 m as well.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 25.64 m – 25.65 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 25.62 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 25.59 m – 25.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range: 25.67 m – 28.20 m
Same day last year: 25.64 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 25.64 m – 25.65 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 25.64 m – 27.53 m
Highest on record: 30.76 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record: 25.29 mOctober 9, 2002

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 8° 0.2 mm Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 7.3 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 15 mm, 75% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 4.4 mm, 56% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.3 mm, 51% Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 38 mm, 73% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 12° 6° 0.6 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CatcliffeRiver gauge, River Rother	25.34 m	Low	−0.01 m	0.0 km
Canklow WashlandsRiver gauge, Ulley Brook	0.15 m	Normal	±0	1.7 km
Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother	0.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.7 km
Woodhouse Mill RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother	0.23 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.8 km
Sheffield Carr Brook ScreenRiver gauge, Carr Brook	−0.01 m	Low	±0	3.4 km
Whiston BrookRiver gauge	0.04 m	Lowest on record	±0	3.4 km
RotherhamRiver gauge, River Don	0.01 m	Low	±0	3.9 km
HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don	0.33 m	Very low	±0	4.4 km

Questions and answers

Is Catcliffe Drain higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 25.64 m.

What is a normal level for Catcliffe Drain in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 25.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 25.59 m and 25.69 m, based on 20 years of records.

Is Catcliffe Drain really 25.64 m deep?

No. 25.64 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 Catcliffe Drain today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 01:45 BST, the surface elevation was 25.64 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Catcliffe Drain rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Catcliffe Drain normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Catcliffe Drain?

The highest level on record is 30.76 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is 25.29 m on October 9, 2002.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L0313 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.39059, -1.36200 (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	25.64 m	2026-10-19 00:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Catcliffe Drain (ea:L0313). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/catcliffe-drain

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