Hady Hill water level

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

River gauge, River Rother, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.52m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Hady Hill, where the gauge shows 0.52 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.51 m to 2.30 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.45 m – 0.65 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: 0.51 m – 2.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.45 m – 0.65 m
Highest on record: 4.20 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.43 mAugust 6, 2003

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 the River Rother

The River Rother flows for 35 miles (56 km) through the English counties of East Sussex and Kent. Its source is near Rotherfield in East Sussex, and its mouth is on Rye Bay, part of the English Channel. Prior to 1287, its mouth was further to the east at New Romney, but it changed its course after a great storm blocked its exit to the sea. It was known as the Limen until the sixteenth century. For the final 14 miles (23 km), the river bed is below the high tide level, and Scots Float Sluice is used to control levels. It prevents salt water entering the river system at high tides, and retains water in the river during the summer months to ensure the health of the surrounding marsh habitat. Below the sluice, the river is tidal for 3.7 miles (6.0 km).

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 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 13 mm, 89% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 4.9 mm, 51% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 3.5 mm, 51% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 1.2 mm, 48% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 25 mm, 78% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rother

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chesterfield Tapton BridgeRiver gauge, River Rother	0.06 m	Low	−0.02 m	0.7 km
Chesterfield St AugustinesRiver gauge, River Rother	0.21 m	Normal	−0.04 m	1.0 km
Chesterfield Avenue WashlandsRiver gauge, River Rother	0.20 m	Normal	±0	2.4 km
WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother	0.22 m	Low	−0.03 m	3.6 km
KillamarshRiver gauge, River Rother	−0.06 m	Very low	−0.06 m	12 km
Meadowgate RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother	35.15 m	No reference yet	−0.06 m	14 km
Woodhouse Mill RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother	0.24 m	Normal	−0.04 m	15 km
Woodhouse MillRiver gauge, River Rother	0.47 m	Normal	−0.04 m	15 km
CatcliffeRiver gauge, River Rother	25.37 m	Normal	−0.08 m	18 km
Canklow RegulatorRiver gauge, River Rother	23.85 m	No reference yet	−0.11 m	19 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chesterfield Park Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Hipper	−0.01 m	Very low	±0	0.8 km
Chesterfield Calow LaneRiver gauge, Calow Brook	0.12 m	Normal	−0.02 m	1.7 km
ChesterfieldRiver gauge, River Hipper	0.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	2.4 km
Chesterfield AshgateRiver gauge, Holme Brook	0.02 m	Normal	±0	2.5 km
SheepbridgeRiver gauge, River Whitting	0.06 m	Low	±0	4.1 km
HolymoorsideRiver gauge, River Hipper	0.02 m	Low	±0	5.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Rother at Hady Hill?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.51 m to 2.30 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 0.52 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hady Hill today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.52 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hady Hill rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hady Hill 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 Hady Hill?

The highest level on record is 4.20 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.43 m on August 6, 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:L0206 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.23371, -1.41867 (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	0.52 m	2026-10-17 23:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hady Hill (ea:L0206). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/hady-hill

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer