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Grimesthorpe water level

River gauge, Bagley Dike, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.86 m Lowest on record -0.13 m

History

History
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The Bagley Dike at Grimesthorpe is above normal at 0.10 m.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 0.04 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.24 m (−0.14 m).

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.01 m and 0.56 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
0.04 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
−0.02 m – 0.14 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
−0.02 m – 1.85 m
Same day last year
0.24 m−0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.01 m – 0.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.05 m – 0.73 m
Highest on record
2.86 mJuly 3, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.13 mSeptember 30, 2013

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 8.7 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 11° 9.9 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 5.2 mm, 53% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 1.0 mm, 37% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 22 mm, 88% Wind 42 km/h
24 Sat 10° 6° 2.8 mm, 60% Wind 26 km/h
25 Sun 16° 8° 4.2 mm, 75% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

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

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don 0.35 m Normal −0.08 m 1.6 km
Sheffield WincobankRiver gauge, Blackburn Brook 0.05 m Low −0.28 m 2.4 km
Sheffield BlackburnRiver gauge, Blackburn Brook 0.04 m Normal −0.08 m 2.8 km
Sheffield Lady's BridgeRiver gauge, River Don 0.43 m Low −0.10 m 2.9 km
Sheffield Carr Brook ScreenRiver gauge, Carr Brook 0.01 m Normal −0.09 m 3.4 km
Sheffield StationRiver gauge, Porter Brook 0.08 m Normal −0.02 m 3.7 km
MalinbridgeRiver gauge, River Loxley 0.20 m Lowest on record −0.06 m 3.9 km
HighfieldRiver gauge, River Sheaf 0.20 m Normal −0.14 m 4.1 km

Questions and answers

How does the Bagley Dike at Grimesthorpe compare with last year?

It is 0.14 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.24 m.

What is a normal level for the Bagley Dike at Grimesthorpe in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.02 m and 0.14 m, based on 20 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Grimesthorpe today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:15 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Grimesthorpe rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Grimesthorpe normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Grimesthorpe?

The highest level on record is 2.86 m on July 3, 2015. The lowest is −0.13 m on September 30, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L0681 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.40617, -1.43594 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-20 06:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Grimesthorpe (ea:L0681). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/grimesthorpe

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.