Agnes Meadow water level
River gauge, Henmore Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Agnes Meadow, where the gauge shows 0.13 m.
That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 17 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.11 m (+0.02 m).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.00 m – 0.18 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.13 m0.01 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.08 m – 0.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.08 m – 0.90 m
- Same day last year
- 0.11 m+0.02 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.00 m – 0.18 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.12 m – 0.82 m
- Highest on record
- 2.03 mOctober 20, 2023
- Lowest on record
- 0.05 mAugust 18, 2016
For anglers and canoeists
This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
About Henmore Brook
The Henmore Brook or the River Henmore is a tributary of the River Dove in Derbyshire, England, and is 20 km in length.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 10 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Henmore Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AshbourneRiver gauge, Henmore Brook | 0.15 m | Low | −0.01 m | 4.1 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MayfieldRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.26 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 6.1 km |
| Izaak WaltonRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.26 m | Low | +0.17 m | 7.7 km |
| IlamRiver gauge, River Manifold | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 8.3 km |
| DuffieldRiver gauge, River Ecclesbourne | 0.15 m | Low | −0.02 m | 11 km |
| RocesterRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.15 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 13 km |
| QuixhillRiver gauge, River Churnet | 0.26 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 13 km |
| WaterhousesRiver gauge, River Hamps | 0.16 m | Low | −0.04 m | 14 km |
| Sutton MillRiver gauge, Hilton Brook | 0.60 m | Low | −0.01 m | 14 km |
Questions and answers
How does Henmore Brook at Agnes Meadow compare with last year?
It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.
What is a normal level for Henmore Brook at Agnes Meadow in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.30 m, based on 17 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 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Agnes Meadow today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Agnes Meadow rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Agnes Meadow normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Agnes Meadow?
The highest level on record is 2.03 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.05 m on August 18, 2016.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4259(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.02327, -1.68018(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 | 0.13 m | 2026-10-17 21:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Agnes Meadow (ea:4259). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/agnes-meadow
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