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River gauge, River Dove, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.32 m, the River Dove at Hatton is far below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.26 m below the median of 0.58 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.26 m (+0.06 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.29 m (June 12, 2011).
The water is rising: up 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 0.37 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.58 m0.26 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.35 m – 1.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.39 m – 2.48 m
- Same day last year
- 0.26 m+0.06 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.19 m – 0.37 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.18 m – 2.46 m
- Highest on record
- 3.77 mNovember 6, 2000
- Lowest on record
- 0.29 mJune 12, 2011
On the river at Hatton
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Dove
The River Dove is the principal river of the southwestern Peak District, in the Midlands of England, and is around 45 miles (72 km) in length. It rises on Axe Edge Moor near Buxton and flows generally south to its confluence with the River Trent at Newton Solney. From there, its waters reach the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. For almost its entire course it forms the boundary between the counties of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. The river meanders past Longnor and Hartington and cuts through a set of deep limestone gorges, Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale, Milldale and Dovedale.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 5.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Dove
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marston on DoveRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.46 m | Low | +0.03 m | 2.1 km |
| Aston BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.71 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 5.7 km |
| DoveridgeRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.69 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 11 km |
| RocesterRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.17 m | Low | +0.01 m | 15 km |
| MayfieldRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.28 m | Very low | +0.02 m | 16 km |
| Izaak WaltonRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.26 m | Low | +0.17 m | 23 km |
| WorsbroughRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.07 m | Low | −0.03 m | 75 km |
| Stonyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove | 0.09 m | No reference yet | −0.04 m | 77 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnslowRiver gauge, Rolleston Brook | 0.34 m | Normal | ±0 | 2.6 km |
| Sutton MillRiver gauge, Hilton Brook | 0.60 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 4.5 km |
| HorsebottomsRiver gauge, Foston Brook | 0.30 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 4.7 km |
| EggintonRiver gauge, Egginton Brook | 0.19 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 5.2 km |
| WillingtonRiver gauge, River Trent | 1.02 m | Normal | +0.18 m | 8.0 km |
| MarchingtonRiver gauge, Marchington Brook | 0.15 m | Low | −0.01 m | 8.2 km |
| DrakelowRiver gauge, River Trent | 1.18 m | Normal | +0.12 m | 9.2 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Dove at Hatton compare with last year?
It is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.26 m.
What is a normal level for the River Dove at Hatton in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.58 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.35 m and 1.10 m, based on 21 years of records.
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 0.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Hatton today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST, the water level was 0.32 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Hatton rising or falling?
Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Hatton normal?
Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hatton?
The highest level on record is 3.77 m on November 6, 2000. The lowest is 0.29 m on June 12, 2011.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:4898(Agency page)- Coordinates
52.86155, -1.67899(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 | 0.32 m | 2026-10-17 08:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Hatton (ea:4898). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/hatton
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