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Shardlow water level

River gauge, River Trent, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.54m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
22.5 m³/s
0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.46 m Lowest on record 0.32 m

History

0.450.500.55mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.450.500.55mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.450.500.55mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.450.500.55mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Shardlow, where the gauge shows 0.54 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.41 m to 1.70 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.42 m – 0.57 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
0.41 m – 1.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.42 m – 0.57 m
Highest on record
3.46 mNovember 7, 2000
Lowest on record
0.32 mOctober 14, 1996

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 Trent

River Trent

The Trent, the third-longest river in the United Kingdom, has its source in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It drains the North Midlands, eventually flowing into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in the past have often caused its course to change.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 4.3 mm, 85% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 3.0 mm, 47% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 1.5 mm, 51% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 14° 4° 1.5 mm, 44% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 20 mm, 72% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Trent

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Clifton BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent 0.97 m Normal +0.04 m 13 km
WillingtonRiver gauge, River Trent 0.91 m Normal −0.08 m 15 km
ColwickRiver gauge, River Trent 1.10 m Normal +0.10 m 20 km
DrakelowRiver gauge, River Trent 1.09 m Normal −0.12 m 23 km
Kings BromleyRiver gauge, River Trent 0.67 m Low −0.10 m 34 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent 0.31 m Normal ±0 39 km
Great HaywoodRiver gauge, River Trent 0.85 m Normal −0.10 m 46 km
North MuskhamRiver gauge, River Trent 0.86 m Normal +0.04 m 46 km
Carlton on TrentRiver gauge, River Trent 2.48 m Normal +0.08 m 49 km
DarlastonRiver gauge, River Trent 0.86 m Normal −0.13 m 56 km
BucknallRiver gauge, River Trent 0.09 m Low −0.02 m 58 km
Hanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent 0.43 m Normal −0.03 m 59 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Church WilneRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.51 m Normal −0.05 m 1.9 km
BreastonRiver gauge, Golden Brook 0.37 m Normal −0.01 m 4.1 km
KegworthRiver gauge, River Soar 0.45 m Normal −0.01 m 5.6 km
SandiacreRiver gauge, River Erewash 0.17 m Normal ±0 7.1 km
TrowellRiver gauge, Boundary Brook 0.33 m Normal ±0 9.7 km
ShepshedRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.68 m Normal −0.01 m 9.9 km
WollatonRiver gauge, Tottle Brook 0.46 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
Derby CityRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.55 m Low ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Trent at Shardlow?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.41 m to 1.70 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 0.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Shardlow today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.54 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Shardlow rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Shardlow 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 Shardlow?

The highest level on record is 3.46 m on November 7, 2000. The lowest is 0.32 m on October 14, 1996.

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:4007 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.86543, -1.33537 (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 0.54 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional
Flow 22.5 m³/s 2026-10-17 21:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Shardlow (ea:4007). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/shardlow

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