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Woodhouse Mill Regulator water level

River gauge, River Rother, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.29m Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.82 m Lowest on record -0.00 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Woodhouse Mill Regulator reads 0.29 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.20 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.22 m, a difference of +0.07 m.

The level is falling, down 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.21 m and 0.46 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.20 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.22 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.21 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.21 m – 1.76 m
Highest on record
5.82 mNovember 8, 2019
Lowest on record
0.00 mMay 22, 1997

On the river at Woodhouse Mill Regulator

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.

About the River Rother

River Rother, East Sussex

The River Rother flows for 35 miles (56 km) through the English counties of East Sussex and Kent. Its source is near Rotherfield in East Sussex, and its mouth is on Rye Bay, part of the English Channel. Prior to 1287, its mouth was further to the east at New Romney, but it changed its course after a great storm blocked its exit to the sea. It was known as the Limen until the sixteenth century. For the final 14 miles (23 km), the river bed is below the high tide level, and Scots Float Sluice is used to control levels. It prevents salt water entering the river system at high tides, and retains water in the river during the summer months to ensure the health of the surrounding marsh habitat. Below the sluice, the river is tidal for 3.7 miles (6.0 km).

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 11° 5.4 mm, 100% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 17 mm, 56% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 0.6 mm, 51% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 13 mm, 90% Wind 29 km/h
24 Sat 12° 8° 1.4 mm, 77% Wind 27 km/h
25 Sun 15° 10° 1.0 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h
26 Mon 18° 8° 3.9 mm, 44% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rother

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother 0.51 m Normal −0.10 m 0.1 km
CatcliffeRiver gauge, River Rother 25.45 m Normal −0.17 m 2.8 km
Meadowgate RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother 35.20 m No reference yet −0.12 m 3.6 km
Canklow RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother 23.95 m No reference yet −0.24 m 4.0 km
KillamarshRiver gauge, River Rother −0.01 m Very low −0.10 m 4.6 km
WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother 0.26 m Normal −0.05 m 12 km
Chesterfield Tapton BridgeRiver gauge, River Rother 0.08 m Normal −0.02 m 15 km
Hady HillRiver gauge, River Rother 0.56 m Normal −0.03 m 15 km
Chesterfield St AugustinesRiver gauge, River Rother 0.27 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km
Chesterfield Avenue WashlandsRiver gauge, River Rother 0.25 m Normal 18 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Catcliffe DrainRiver gauge 25.64 m Normal ±0 2.8 km
Canklow WashlandsRiver gauge, Ulley Brook 0.20 m Normal −0.02 m 4.1 km
Sheffield Carr Brook ScreenRiver gauge, Carr Brook 0.01 m Normal ±0 4.2 km
Rother Valley LakeRiver gauge, Rother Washlands 0.03 m Normal ±0 4.5 km
Whiston BrookRiver gauge 0.05 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 5.0 km
Eckington Rotherham RoadRiver gauge, The Moss 0.24 m Lowest on record −0.04 m 5.9 km
RotherhamRiver gauge, River Don 0.06 m Low −0.09 m 6.6 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Rother at Woodhouse Mill Regulator higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.22 m.

What is a normal level for the River Rother at Woodhouse Mill Regulator in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.59 m, based on 21 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 0.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Woodhouse Mill Regulator today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.29 m. Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Woodhouse Mill Regulator rising or falling?

Down 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Woodhouse Mill Regulator normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Woodhouse Mill Regulator?

The highest level on record is 5.82 m on November 8, 2019. The lowest is 0.00 m on May 22, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L0305 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.36623, -1.35159 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.29 m 2026-10-20 18:15 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Woodhouse Mill Regulator (ea:L0305). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/woodhouse-mill-regulator

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