Sandiacre water level

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

River gauge, River Erewash, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.16m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 02:15 BST (33 min ago)

Flow: 0.58 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Sandiacre, where the gauge shows 0.16 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 1.30 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.13 m – 0.23 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: 0.13 m – 1.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.13 m – 0.23 m
Highest on record: 2.60 mOctober 21, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.01 mApril 27, 1995

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 Erewash

The River Erewash is a river in England, a tributary of the River Trent that flows roughly southwards through Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, forming the boundary between the two counties for much of its length. It rises near Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and passes close to Pinxton, Ironville, Langley Mill, Eastwood, Ilkeston, Trowell, Stapleford, Sandiacre, Toton and Long Eaton to reach the River Trent near Beeston.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 13° 9° 3.5 mm, 91% Wind 26 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 4.2 mm, 53% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 2.1 mm, 50% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 0.9 mm, 45% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 18 mm, 71% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Erewash

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Shipley GateRiver gauge, River Erewash	1.17 m	Normal	−0.17 m	9.3 km
PinxtonRiver gauge, River Erewash	0.05 m	Very low	±0	18 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
TrowellRiver gauge, Boundary Brook	0.33 m	Normal	±0	2.6 km
BreastonRiver gauge, Golden Brook	0.36 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.4 km
WollatonRiver gauge, Tottle Brook	0.46 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.6 km
Church WilneRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.51 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.2 km
ShardlowRiver gauge, River Trent	0.52 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.1 km
LentonRiver gauge, River Leen	0.09 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.3 km
Clifton BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent	0.97 m	Normal	+0.02 m	7.8 km
KegworthRiver gauge, River Soar	0.45 m	Normal	−0.01 m	10.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Erewash at Sandiacre?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.13 m to 1.30 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sandiacre today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 02:15 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sandiacre rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sandiacre 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 Sandiacre?

The highest level on record is 2.60 m on October 21, 2023. The lowest is 0.01 m on April 27, 1995.

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:4427 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.92158, -1.28349 (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	0.16 m	2026-10-18 01:15	Provisional
Flow	0.58 m³/s	2026-10-18 01:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sandiacre (ea:4427). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/sandiacre

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