Sheffield Carr Brook Screen water level
River gauge, Carr Brook, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Sheffield Carr Brook Screen is at 0.08 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.02 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.06 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.00 m, a difference of +0.08 m.
It has risen 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.01 m and 0.19 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
- 0.02 m0.06 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- −0.02 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Normal range
- −0.03 m – 0.14 m
- Same day last year
- 0.00 m+0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.01 m – 0.19 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.01 m – 0.00 m
- Highest on record
- 1.56 mApril 29, 2014
- Lowest on record
- −0.01 mSeptember 22, 2014
Fishing and paddling
Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About Carr Brook
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Carr Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Woodland DriveRiver gauge, Carr Brook | 0.13 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 73 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrimesthorpeRiver gauge, Bagley Dike | 0.20 m | Very high | +0.15 m | 3.4 km |
| CatcliffeRiver gauge, River Rother | 25.60 m | High | +0.27 m | 3.4 km |
| Catcliffe DrainRiver gauge | 25.64 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.4 km |
| Sheffield Lady's BridgeRiver gauge, River Don | 0.50 m | Normal | +0.11 m | 3.5 km |
| Sheffield StationRiver gauge, Porter Brook | 0.09 m | High | +0.02 m | 3.6 km |
| HighfieldRiver gauge, River Sheaf | 0.29 m | High | +0.15 m | 3.7 km |
| HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don | 0.42 m | Normal | +0.09 m | 3.7 km |
| Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother | 0.57 m | Normal | +0.12 m | 4.1 km |
Questions and answers
Is Sheffield Carr Brook Screen higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.00 m.
What is a normal level for Sheffield Carr Brook Screen in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.02 m and 0.16 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Sheffield Carr Brook Screen today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Sheffield Carr Brook Screen rising or falling?
Up 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Sheffield Carr Brook Screen normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sheffield Carr Brook Screen?
The highest level on record is 1.56 m on April 29, 2014. The lowest is −0.01 m on September 22, 2014.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L0691(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.38038, -1.40972(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 | 0.08 m | 2026-10-19 07:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Sheffield Carr Brook Screen (ea:L0691). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/sheffield-carr-brook-screen
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