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Egginton water level

River gauge, Egginton Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.21 m Lowest on record 0.14 m

History

History
0.150.200.250.30mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.150.200.250.30mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.150.200.250.30mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.150.200.250.30mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 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

Egginton Brook at Egginton is at 0.19 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 0.23 m, a difference of −0.04 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.17 m and 0.22 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
0.19 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.16 m – 0.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.16 m – 1.52 m
Same day last year
0.23 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.17 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 1.52 m
Highest on record
2.21 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record
0.14 mJune 9, 2016

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

17 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 1.8 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 9° 7.9 mm, 35% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 4.6 mm, 53% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 1.0 mm, 33% Wind 32 km/h
23 Fri 11° 5° 7.1 mm, 56% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WillingtonRiver gauge, River Trent 1.01 m Normal +0.17 m 2.8 km
Marston on DoveRiver gauge, River Dove 0.46 m Low +0.03 m 3.2 km
AnslowRiver gauge, Rolleston Brook 0.34 m Normal ±0 4.6 km
HattonRiver gauge, River Dove 0.32 m Very low +0.03 m 5.2 km
Sutton MillRiver gauge, Hilton Brook 0.60 m Normal −0.01 m 6.3 km
DrakelowRiver gauge, River Trent 1.17 m Normal +0.11 m 8.7 km
HorsebottomsRiver gauge, Foston Brook 0.30 m Normal −0.01 m 9.4 km
Aston BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.70 m Normal ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

Is Egginton Brook at Egginton higher than last year?

No, it is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.23 m.

What is a normal level for Egginton Brook at Egginton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.30 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 0.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Egginton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Egginton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Egginton 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 Egginton?

The highest level on record is 2.21 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.14 m on June 9, 2016.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4148 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.85434, -1.60178 (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 0.19 m 2026-10-17 09:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Egginton (ea:4148). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/egginton

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.