Willington water level

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

River gauge, River Trent, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.97m Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (56 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Willington reads 0.97 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.86 m to 2.35 m.

The water is rising: up 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.80 m and 1.04 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: 0.86 m – 2.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.80 m – 1.04 m
Highest on record: 3.71 mNovember 7, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.11 mOctober 7, 1999

On the river at Willington

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – 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 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Trent

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
DrakelowRiver gauge, River Trent	1.14 m	Normal	+0.07 m	9.4 km
ShardlowRiver gauge, River Trent	0.57 m	Normal	+0.11 m	15 km
Kings BromleyRiver gauge, River Trent	0.71 m	Normal	+0.06 m	19 km
Clifton BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent	0.91 m	Normal	+0.03 m	28 km
Great HaywoodRiver gauge, River Trent	0.85 m	Normal	−0.22 m	31 km
ColwickRiver gauge, River Trent	1.10 m	Normal	+0.07 m	35 km
DarlastonRiver gauge, River Trent	0.88 m	Normal	−0.11 m	42 km
BucknallRiver gauge, River Trent	0.09 m	Normal	−0.02 m	44 km
Hanford BridgeRiver gauge, River Trent	0.44 m	Normal	−0.04 m	45 km
KnypersleyRiver gauge, River Trent	0.43 m	Normal	−0.01 m	48 km
FarndonRiver gauge, River Trent	0.31 m	Normal	±0	53 km
North MuskhamRiver gauge, River Trent	0.86 m	Normal	+0.02 m	60 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
EggintonRiver gauge, Egginton Brook	0.19 m	Normal	−0.02 m	2.8 km
Marston on DoveRiver gauge, River Dove	0.45 m	Low	−0.01 m	5.9 km
AnslowRiver gauge, Rolleston Brook	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.0 km
HattonRiver gauge, River Dove	0.30 m	Very low	−0.01 m	8.0 km
Sutton MillRiver gauge, Hilton Brook	0.60 m	Low	−0.02 m	8.6 km
Derby Bridge StreetRiver gauge, Markeaton Brook	0.80 m	Normal	−0.05 m	10.0 km
Derby CityRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.56 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km
HorsebottomsRiver gauge, Foston Brook	0.30 m	Normal	−0.02 m	12 km

Questions and answers

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

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.86 m to 2.35 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 0.97 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Willington today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.97 m. Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Willington rising or falling?

Up 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Willington 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 Willington?

The highest level on record is 3.71 m on November 7, 2000. The lowest is 0.11 m on October 7, 1999.

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:4131 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.84824, -1.56207 (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	0.97 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Willington (ea:4131). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/willington

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