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Perryfoot Farm, Castleton water level

River gauge, Little Bull Pit Swallet, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.08m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.88 m Lowest on record 0.21 m

History

0.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Little Bull Pit Swallet at Perryfoot Farm, Castleton is running below normal at 0.08 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.21 m, from August 11, 2024. The usual range here runs from 0.19 m to 0.80 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.01 m and 0.22 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
0.19 m – 0.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.01 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 0.17 m
Highest on record
0.88 mSeptember 30, 2024
Lowest on record
0.21 mAugust 11, 2024
Lowest on record
0.13 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings 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 9° 6° 1.4 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 11° 6° 5.0 mm, 98% Wind 27 km/h
20 Tue 10° 8° 11 mm, 76% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 9° 5° 1.1 mm, 58% Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 9° 3° 1.5 mm, 72% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 6° 3° – Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 7° 3° 2.3 mm, 67% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Goosehill Bridge, CastletonRiver gauge, Peakshole Water 0.05 m Lowest on record ±0 4.6 km
BradwellRiver gauge, Bradwell Brook 0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 7.1 km
BuxtonRiver gauge, Hogshaw Brook 0.22 m Normal −0.01 m 8.8 km
BuxtonRiver gauge, River Wye 0.16 m Low −0.02 m 9.6 km
Burlington RoadRiver gauge, River Wye 0.53 m Normal ±0 9.8 km
Yorkshire BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.30 m Very low ±0 10 km
Goytside FarmRiver gauge, River Goyt 0.67 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
Mytham BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.79 m Very low ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Little Bull Pit Swallet at Perryfoot Farm, Castleton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.19 m to 0.80 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Perryfoot Farm, Castleton today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Perryfoot Farm, Castleton rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Perryfoot Farm, Castleton normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Perryfoot Farm, Castleton?

The highest level on record is 0.88 m on September 30, 2024. The lowest is 0.21 m on August 11, 2024.

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:5115 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.33253, -1.84581 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.08 m 2026-10-18 09:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Perryfoot Farm, Castleton (ea:5115). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/derbyshire/perryfoot-farm-castleton

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