Aston Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Dove, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.69m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Aston Bridge reads 0.69 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.38 m to 1.56 m.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.58 m and 0.77 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: 0.38 m – 1.56 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.58 m – 0.77 m
Highest on record: 3.65 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.30 mOctober 3, 2003

On the river at Aston Bridge

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 Dove

The River Dove is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England, and is around 45 miles (72 km) in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the River Trent at Newton Solney. From there, its waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. For almost its entire course it forms the boundary between the counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. The river meanders past Longnor and Hartington and cuts through a set of deep limestone gorges, Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale, Milldale and Dovedale.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 13° 7° 2.3 mm, 82% Wind 26 km/h

20 Tue 11° 8° 2.4 mm, 46% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 0.3 mm, 55% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 3° 2.7 mm, 50% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 13° 6° 29 mm, 80% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Dove

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HattonRiver gauge, River Dove	0.29 m	Very low	−0.02 m	5.7 km
DoveridgeRiver gauge, River Dove	0.69 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.8 km
Marston on DoveRiver gauge, River Dove	0.44 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.8 km
RocesterRiver gauge, River Dove	0.16 m	Very low	−0.01 m	10.0 km
MayfieldRiver gauge, River Dove	0.26 m	Very low	−0.02 m	14 km
Izaak WaltonRiver gauge, River Dove	0.26 m	Low	+0.17 m	20 km
WorsbroughRiver gauge, River Dove	0.06 m	Low	+0.01 m	75 km
Stonyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove	0.10 m	No reference yet	−0.02 m	77 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MarchingtonRiver gauge, Marchington Brook	0.15 m	Low	±0	2.7 km
HorsebottomsRiver gauge, Foston Brook	0.30 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.8 km
Sutton MillRiver gauge, Hilton Brook	0.60 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.3 km
AnslowRiver gauge, Rolleston Brook	0.34 m	Normal	±0	7.6 km
Leasows FarmRiver gauge, River Tean	0.40 m	High	−0.08 m	7.8 km
Uttoxeter ParkRiver gauge, Picknall Brook	0.25 m	Very low	±0	8.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Dove at Aston Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.38 m to 1.56 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 0.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Aston Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the water level was 0.69 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Aston Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Aston Bridge 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 Aston Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.65 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.30 m on October 3, 2003.

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:4124 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.87714, -1.75913 (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	0.69 m	2026-10-17 20:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Aston Bridge (ea:4124). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/aston-bridge

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