Rother Valley Lake water level

Name: Rother Valley Lake water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Rother Washlands, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Rother Valley Lake reads 0.03 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 1.32 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.07 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: 0.02 m – 1.32 m
Highest on record: 1.32 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record: −0.03 mSeptember 19, 2003

On the river at Rother Valley Lake

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 11° 5.3 mm, 100% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 9.2 mm, 56% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.5 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 14 mm, 90% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 12° 8° 1.6 mm, 77% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 15° 10° 1.4 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h

26 Mon 17° 8° 3.9 mm, 44% Wind 27 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	0.01 m	Low	+0.03 m	0.6 km
Eckington Rotherham RoadRiver gauge, The Moss	0.25 m	Lowest on record	−0.03 m	2.6 km
Woodhouse Mill RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother	0.31 m	Normal	−0.06 m	4.5 km
Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother	0.53 m	Normal	−0.06 m	4.5 km
StaveleyRiver gauge, River Doe Lea	0.16 m	Normal	−0.12 m	7.1 km
CatcliffeRiver gauge, River Rother	25.49 m	Normal	−0.14 m	7.2 km
Catcliffe DrainRiver gauge	25.64 m	Normal	±0	7.2 km
Sheffield Carr Brook ScreenRiver gauge, Carr Brook	0.01 m	Normal	−0.09 m	8.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Rother Washlands at Rother Valley Lake?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 1.32 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rother Valley Lake today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Rother Valley Lake rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Rother Valley Lake normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Rother Valley Lake?

The highest level on record is 1.32 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is −0.03 m on September 19, 2003.

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:L0317 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.33017, -1.32251 (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	0.03 m	2026-10-20 06:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rother Valley Lake (ea:L0317). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/rother-valley-lake

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