Goytside Farm water level

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

River gauge, River Goyt, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.66m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 20:45 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Goyt at Goytside Farm is at 0.66 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.58 m to 1.54 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.59 m and 0.90 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: 0.58 m – 1.54 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.59 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.60 m – 0.78 m
Highest on record: 2.46 mJuly 31, 2019
Lowest on record: 0.55 mJuly 15, 2011

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.

About the River Goyt

The River Goyt is a tributary of the River Mersey in North West England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 2.5 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 14 mm, 86% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 4° 5.8 mm, 72% Wind 29 km/h

22 Thu 9° 3° 0.3 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° 35 mm, 92% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° 6.2 mm, 59% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Goyt

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Marple BridgeRiver gauge, River Goyt	0.25 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CompstallRiver gauge, River Etherow	0.11 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.5 km
PoyntonRiver gauge, Poynton Brook	0.22 m	High	−0.01 m	8.9 km
High Street WestRiver gauge, Glossop Brook	0.09 m	Low	±0	10.0 km
Perryfoot Farm, CastletonRiver gauge, Little Bull Pit Swallet	0.08 m	Low	−0.05 m	10 km
Woolley BridgeRiver gauge, River Etherow	0.27 m	Normal	±0	12 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame	0.13 m	Low	−0.01 m	12 km
BuxtonRiver gauge, Hogshaw Brook	0.22 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Burlington RoadRiver gauge, River Wye	0.53 m	Normal	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Goyt at Goytside Farm?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.58 m to 1.54 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 0.66 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Goytside Farm today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:45 BST, the water level was 0.66 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Goytside Farm rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Goytside Farm 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 Goytside Farm?

The highest level on record is 2.46 m on July 31, 2019. The lowest is 0.55 m on July 15, 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:692348 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.35748, -1.99674 (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	0.66 m	2026-10-18 19:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Goytside Farm (ea:692348). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/goytside-farm

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