Manvers Old Moor Lane water level

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

River gauge, Knoll Beck, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.38m Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST (37 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.38 m, Knoll Beck at Manvers Old Moor Lane is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.39 m to 1.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.32 m and 0.56 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.39 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.32 m – 0.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.32 m – 0.43 m
Highest on record: 2.19 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.33 mMarch 8, 2021

On the river at Manvers Old Moor Lane

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 5.5 mm, 99% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.1 mm, 65% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 0.8 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 1.5 mm, 31% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 9° 7° 1.2 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wath upon DearneRiver gauge, Brook Dike	0.10 m	Very low	−0.03 m	1.6 km
Darfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.26 m	Very low	−0.08 m	2.6 km
Bolton BridgeRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.39 m	Normal	±0	3.3 km
HoughtonRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.16 m	Normal	−0.08 m	3.4 km
AdwickRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.27 m	Normal	±0	5.3 km
Kilnhurst LowerRiver gauge, River Don	0.64 m	Normal	−0.27 m	5.9 km
Cundy CrossRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.10 m	Low	−0.08 m	6.7 km
Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping StationRiver gauge, Dearne Washlands	1.06 m	Normal	−0.41 m	7.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Knoll Beck at Manvers Old Moor Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.39 m to 1.50 m for this gauge.

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

What is the water level of Manvers Old Moor Lane today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the water level was 0.38 m. Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Manvers Old Moor Lane rising or falling?

Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Manvers Old Moor Lane normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Manvers Old Moor Lane?

The highest level on record is 2.19 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.33 m on March 8, 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L0851 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.51347, -1.36195 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.38 m	2026-10-20 06:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Manvers Old Moor Lane (ea:L0851). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/manvers-old-moor-lane

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