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Chesterfield Ashgate water level

River gauge, Holme Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.75 m Lowest on record -0.03 m

History

History
-0.000.050.10mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.000.050.10mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Holme Brook at Chesterfield Ashgate is at 0.02 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.02 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.01 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.01 m and 0.11 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
0.02 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
−0.01 m – 0.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
−0.01 m – 1.00 m
Same day last year
−0.01 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.01 m – 0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.01 m – 0.57 m
Highest on record
1.75 mJune 24, 2007
Lowest on record
−0.03 mOctober 12, 2010

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 8° 0.5 mm Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 5.0 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 9.8 mm, 76% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 0.2 mm, 52% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 0.6 mm, 68% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 8° 7° 6.9 mm, 78% Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 0.5 mm, 53% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ChesterfieldRiver gauge, River Hipper 0.33 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 1.3 km
Chesterfield Park Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Hipper −0.01 m Very low ±0 1.9 km
Chesterfield Tapton BridgeRiver gauge, River Rother 0.06 m Low −0.02 m 2.2 km
Hady HillRiver gauge, River Rother 0.50 m Low −0.04 m 2.5 km
Chesterfield St AugustinesRiver gauge, River Rother 0.20 m Normal −0.02 m 2.7 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Whitting 0.05 m Very low −0.01 m 3.1 km
HolymoorsideRiver gauge, River Hipper 0.02 m Low ±0 3.7 km
WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother 0.20 m Very low −0.02 m 3.9 km

Questions and answers

How does Holme Brook at Chesterfield Ashgate compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.01 m.

What is a normal level for Holme Brook at Chesterfield Ashgate in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.01 m and 0.11 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Chesterfield Ashgate today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Chesterfield Ashgate rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Chesterfield Ashgate 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 Chesterfield Ashgate?

The highest level on record is 1.75 m on June 24, 2007. The lowest is −0.03 m on October 12, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L02203 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.24273, -1.45367 (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 0.02 m 2026-10-18 10:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Chesterfield Ashgate (ea:L02203). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/chesterfield-ashgate

How we check values

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