Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station water level

Name: Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Dearne Washlands, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Above the normal range

Water level

1.67m Up 0.18 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station shows 1.67 m, above normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.73 m to 1.62 m.

The water is rising: up 0.18 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 0.84 m and 1.77 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: 0.73 m – 1.62 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.84 m – 1.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.42 m – 1.69 m
Highest on record: 6.74 mJuly 25, 2007
Lowest on record: −0.16 mJanuary 12, 2011

On the river at Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station

High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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.

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 5.8 mm, 99% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.3 mm, 65% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 1.2 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 1.2 mm, 31% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 9° 7° 2.4 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on the Dearne Washlands

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mexborough Dearne MouthRiver gauge, Dearne Washlands	9.92 m	High	+0.01 m	0.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mexborough LockRiver gauge, River Don	0.64 m	Very low	−0.16 m	0.9 km
AdwickRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.26 m	Normal	−0.13 m	2.3 km
ConisbroughRiver gauge, Kearsley Brook	0.07 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.9 km
Bolton BridgeRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.38 m	Normal	−0.10 m	4.2 km
SprotbroughRiver gauge, River Don	0.52 m	Normal	−0.15 m	4.2 km
Kilnhurst LowerRiver gauge, River Don	0.59 m	Normal	−0.29 m	4.3 km
Wath upon DearneRiver gauge, Brook Dike	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	6.0 km
Manvers Old Moor LaneRiver gauge, Knoll Beck	0.36 m	Low	−0.04 m	7.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Dearne Washlands at Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.73 m to 1.62 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 1.67 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 1.67 m. Up 0.18 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station rising or falling?

Up 0.18 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 6.74 m on July 25, 2007. The lowest is −0.16 m on January 12, 2011.

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:L0801 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.50244, -1.25177 (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	1.67 m	2026-10-20 19:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station (ea:L0801). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/mexborough-pasture-road-pumping-station

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