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Agnes Meadow water level

River gauge, Henmore Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.13m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.03 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

History
-0.00.10.20.3mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.20.3mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.20.3mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.20.3mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

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

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.

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

17 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 21 km/h
18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 12° 6° 7.0 mm, 82% Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 10° 8° 3.7 mm, 46% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 1.1 mm, 55% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 12° 3° 1.5 mm, 50% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 32 mm, 80% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 44%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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