Buxton water level

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

River gauge, Hogshaw Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Buxton reads 0.22 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 0.50 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.18 m and 0.46 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: 0.01 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.18 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.18 m – 0.34 m
Highest on record: 0.96 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.01 mSeptember 4, 2022

On the river at Buxton

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 5° – Wind 18 km/h

19 Mon 11° 8° 7.0 mm, 84% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 11° 7° 7.3 mm, 73% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 9° 5° 2.6 mm, 69% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° 2.4 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 6° 3° – Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 7° 3° 2.7 mm, 71% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BuxtonRiver gauge, River Wye	0.16 m	Normal	−0.01 m	0.9 km
Burlington RoadRiver gauge, River Wye	0.53 m	Normal	±0	1.1 km
Perryfoot Farm, CastletonRiver gauge, Little Bull Pit Swallet	0.10 m	Low	−0.02 m	8.8 km
Goytside FarmRiver gauge, River Goyt	0.66 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Goosehill Bridge, CastletonRiver gauge, Peakshole Water	0.05 m	Lowest on record	±0	12 km
Ashford in the WaterRiver gauge, River Wye	0.26 m	Very low	−0.01 m	13 km
BradwellRiver gauge, Bradwell Brook	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	13 km
Old Mill LaneRiver gauge, River Bollin	0.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Hogshaw Brook at Buxton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.01 m to 0.50 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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Buxton today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Buxton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Buxton 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 Buxton?

The highest level on record is 0.96 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.01 m on September 4, 2022.

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:4682 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.26179, -1.90678 (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	0.22 m	2026-10-18 04:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Buxton (ea:4682). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/buxton-hogshaw-brook

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