Stocksbridge Steelworks water level

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

River gauge, The Porter River, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 21:15 BST (48 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Stocksbridge Steelworks reads 0.22 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 1.80 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.21 m and 0.73 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: 0.00 m – 1.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.21 m – 0.73 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.22 m – 0.24 m
Highest on record: 2.32 mFebruary 20, 2022
Lowest on record: 0.20 mNovember 14, 2021

On the river at Stocksbridge Steelworks

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: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 5° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 12° 8° 7.2 mm, 98% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 10° 8° 9.3 mm, 69% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 9° 6° 0.4 mm, 62% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 1.2 mm, 36% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 7° 5° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Oxspring Bower HillRiver gauge, River Don	0.05 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.4 km
PenistoneRiver gauge, River Don	0.35 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.2 km
Wharncliffe SideRiver gauge, River Don	0.84 m	Low	±0	6.1 km
High GreenRiver gauge, Charlton Brook	−0.01 m	Very low	±0	9.2 km
WorsbroughRiver gauge, River Dove	0.07 m	Low	−0.01 m	10 km
Denby Dale Norman RoadRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.22 m	Low	±0	10 km
Loxley Rowell BridgeRiver gauge, River Loxley	0.06 m	Low	±0	10 km
Ecclesfield MorrisonsRiver gauge, Whitley Brook	0.01 m	Low	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the The Porter River at Stocksbridge Steelworks?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 1.80 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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stocksbridge Steelworks today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 21:15 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stocksbridge Steelworks rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stocksbridge Steelworks 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 Stocksbridge Steelworks?

The highest level on record is 2.32 m on February 20, 2022. The lowest is 0.20 m on November 14, 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:L0550 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.48612, -1.60948 (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	0.22 m	2026-10-20 20:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stocksbridge Steelworks (ea:L0550). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/stocksbridge-steelworks

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