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Dore Twenty Well Lane water level

River gauge, River Sheaf, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.37m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.25 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

History
0.20.40.60.8mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Sheaf at Dore Twenty Well Lane is at 0.37 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.10 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.50 m, a difference of −0.13 m.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.47 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
0.28 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.15 m – 0.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.13 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year
0.50 m−0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.34 m – 0.47 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.33 m – 1.17 m
Highest on record
2.25 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record
0.11 mAugust 20, 2011

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.

About the River Sheaf

River Sheaf

The River Sheaf in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, flows northwards, past Dore, through Abbeydale and north of Heeley. It then passes into a culvert, through which it flows under the centre of Sheffield before joining the River Don. This lower section of the River Sheaf, together with the Don between the Blonk Street and Lady's Bridges, formed two sides of the boundary of Sheffield Castle.

Read more on Wikipedia

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 8° 9.9 mm, 100% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 11° 10° 17 mm, 90% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 0.6 mm, 76% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 2.1 mm, 63% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 21 mm, 81% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 8° 3.0 mm, 71% Wind 34 km/h
25 Sun 17° 8° 0.6 mm, 62% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the River Sheaf

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sheffield Centenary WorksRiver gauge, River Sheaf −0.02 m Very low −0.06 m 3.5 km
HighfieldRiver gauge, River Sheaf 0.20 m Normal −0.14 m 6.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Dronfield DamRiver gauge, River Drone 0.17 m Normal −0.10 m 3.3 km
DronfieldRiver gauge, River Drone 0.01 m Low −0.06 m 3.9 km
Sheffield Oakbrook RoadRiver gauge, Porter Brook 0.05 m Normal ±0 4.6 km
Sheffield MeersbrookRiver gauge, Meers Brook 0.52 m Normal −0.03 m 5.0 km
Sheffield StationRiver gauge, Porter Brook 0.08 m Normal −0.02 m 6.6 km
Sheffield Lady's BridgeRiver gauge, River Don 0.43 m Low −0.10 m 7.4 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Whitting 0.08 m Low −0.09 m 8.3 km
Loxley Rowell BridgeRiver gauge, River Loxley 0.07 m Low ±0 8.6 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Sheaf at Dore Twenty Well Lane higher than last year?

No, it is 0.13 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.50 m.

What is a normal level for the River Sheaf at Dore Twenty Well Lane in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.15 m and 0.50 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 0.37 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dore Twenty Well Lane today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:15 BST, the water level was 0.37 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Dore Twenty Well Lane rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dore Twenty Well Lane 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 Dore Twenty Well Lane?

The highest level on record is 2.25 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.11 m on August 20, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L0407 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.32662, -1.51619 (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 0.37 m 2026-10-20 06:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Dore Twenty Well Lane (ea:L0407). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/dore-twenty-well-lane

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