Chesterfield Calow Lane water level

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

River gauge, Calow Brook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.17m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST (29 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Chesterfield Calow Lane, where the gauge shows 0.17 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.03 m to 0.19 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.10 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: 0.03 m – 0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.10 m – 0.23 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.11 m – 0.16 m
Highest on record: 1.45 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mNovember 26, 2011

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 8.3 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 11 mm, 100% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 15 mm, 67% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 2.1 mm, 46% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 10° 5° 20 mm, 89% Wind 43 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 4.0 mm, 58% Wind 25 km/h

25 Sun 16° 8° 2.4 mm, 70% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hady HillRiver gauge, River Rother	0.60 m	Normal	+0.10 m	1.7 km
Chesterfield St AugustinesRiver gauge, River Rother	0.28 m	Normal	+0.06 m	1.8 km
Chesterfield Avenue WashlandsRiver gauge, River Rother	0.20 m	Normal	±0	2.1 km
Chesterfield Tapton BridgeRiver gauge, River Rother	0.11 m	Normal	+0.06 m	2.2 km
Chesterfield Park Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Hipper	−0.01 m	Very low	±0	2.4 km
ChesterfieldRiver gauge, River Hipper	0.35 m	Very low	+0.02 m	3.8 km
Chesterfield AshgateRiver gauge, Holme Brook	0.02 m	Normal	±0	4.2 km
WhittingtonRiver gauge, River Rother	0.32 m	Normal	+0.12 m	4.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Calow Brook at Chesterfield Calow Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.03 m to 0.19 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Chesterfield Calow Lane today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Chesterfield Calow Lane rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Chesterfield Calow Lane 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 Chesterfield Calow Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.45 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on November 26, 2011.

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:L0245 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.22504, -1.39818 (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	0.17 m	2026-10-19 17:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Chesterfield Calow Lane (ea:L0245). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/chesterfield-calow-lane

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