Clifton Hall water level

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

River gauge, River Mease, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.18m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST (59 min ago)

Flow: 0.26 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Mease at Clifton Hall is at 0.18 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 1.48 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 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: 0.12 m – 1.48 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.14 m – 0.23 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.14 m – 0.21 m
Highest on record: 2.35 mJuly 7, 2012
Lowest on record: 0.08 mSeptember 5, 2003

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

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.

18 Sun 12° 5° 0.9 mm Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 3.3 mm, 94% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 9.0 mm, 73% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 0.9 mm, 53% Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 2.5 mm, 43% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° 16 mm, 67% Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ElfordRiver gauge, River Tame	1.21 m	Lowest on record	−0.12 m	7.6 km
PolesworthRiver gauge, River Anker	0.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.9 km
DrakelowRiver gauge, River Trent	1.07 m	Low	−0.14 m	9.4 km
TamworthRiver gauge, River Tame	0.86 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.5 km
HopwasRiver gauge, River Tame	0.50 m	Normal	−0.09 m	10 km
Ashby De La ZouchRiver gauge, Gilwiskaw Brook	0.08 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	10 km
Temple MillRiver gauge, River Sence	0.24 m	Low	−0.02 m	12 km
HintsRiver gauge, Bourne Brook	1.25 m	High	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Mease at Clifton Hall?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 1.48 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Clifton Hall today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Clifton Hall rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Clifton Hall 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 Clifton Hall?

The highest level on record is 2.35 m on July 7, 2012. The lowest is 0.08 m on September 5, 2003.

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:4175 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.69864, -1.61092 (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	0.18 m	2026-10-18 04:15	Provisional
Flow	0.26 m³/s	2026-10-18 04:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Clifton Hall (ea:4175). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/clifton-hall

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