Mexborough Dearne Mouth water level

What this means

The gauge at Mexborough Dearne Mouth shows 9.92 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 9.88 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m above typical.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 9.82 m and 9.92 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

9.88 m0.03 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

9.84 m – 9.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)

Normal range

9.81 m – 10.50 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.82 m – 9.92 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

9.76 m – 10.04 m

Highest on record

13.92 mNovember 9, 2019

Lowest on record

9.78 mAugust 10, 2018