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Eckington Rotherham Road water level

River gauge, The Moss, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.25m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.46 m Lowest on record 0.26 m

History

0.30.4mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The The Moss at Eckington Rotherham Road is running at a record low at 0.25 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.26 m, from April 23, 2021. The usual range here runs from 0.26 m to 0.40 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.21 m and 0.32 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.26 m – 0.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.21 m – 0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.21 m – 0.28 m
Highest on record
2.46 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record
0.26 mApril 23, 2021
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 10° 7.6 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 17 mm, 56% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 0.6 mm, 51% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 13 mm, 90% Wind 29 km/h
24 Sat 12° 8° 1.4 mm, 77% Wind 27 km/h
25 Sun 15° 10° 1.0 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h
26 Mon 18° 8° 3.9 mm, 44% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KillamarshRiver gauge, River Rother 0.00 m Low −0.06 m 2.0 km
Rother Valley LakeRiver gauge, Rother Washlands 0.03 m Normal ±0 2.6 km
StaveleyRiver gauge, River Doe Lea 0.16 m Normal −0.13 m 5.3 km
Woodhouse Mill RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother 0.31 m Normal −0.03 m 5.9 km
Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother 0.53 m Normal −0.03 m 5.9 km
WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother 0.28 m Normal −0.14 m 6.7 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Whitting 0.08 m Low −0.08 m 7.7 km
DronfieldRiver gauge, River Drone 0.01 m Normal −0.04 m 8.3 km

Questions and answers

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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Eckington Rotherham Road today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Eckington Rotherham Road rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Eckington Rotherham Road normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Eckington Rotherham Road?

The highest level on record is 2.46 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.26 m on April 23, 2021.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L0351 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.31339, -1.34894 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-20 06:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Eckington Rotherham Road (ea:L0351). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/eckington-rotherham-road

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