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Worsbrough water level

River gauge, River Dove, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.19 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Dove at Worsbrough is running below normal at 0.06 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.13 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
0.09 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 1.20 m
Same day last year
0.04 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.63 m
Highest on record
2.19 mJuly 6, 2012
Lowest on record
0.02 mDecember 3, 2008

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.

About the River Dove

River Dove, central England

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

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.

18 Sun 12° 7° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 5.5 mm, 98% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 9.1 mm, 69% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 0.8 mm, 62% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 1.5 mm, 36% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 1.2 mm, 77% Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 9° 5° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Dove

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stonyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.10 m No reference yet −0.01 m 5.6 km
Izaak WaltonRiver gauge, River Dove 0.26 m Low +0.17 m 56 km
MayfieldRiver gauge, River Dove 0.24 m Very low −0.03 m 62 km
RocesterRiver gauge, River Dove 0.15 m Very low −0.02 m 68 km
DoveridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.67 m Normal −0.02 m 73 km
Aston BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.66 m Normal −0.04 m 75 km
HattonRiver gauge, River Dove 0.26 m Lowest on record −0.04 m 75 km
Marston on DoveRiver gauge, River Dove 0.43 m Very low −0.03 m 75 km
Kirkby MillsRiver gauge, River Dove 0.18 m Very low ±0 89 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cundy CrossRiver gauge, River Dearne 0.05 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 3.6 km
BarnsleyRiver gauge, River Dearne 0.15 m Very low −0.01 m 3.8 km
High GreenRiver gauge, Charlton Brook −0.01 m Very low ±0 6.6 km
HoughtonRiver gauge, River Dearne 0.13 m Low −0.01 m 7.1 km
Darfield BridgeRiver gauge, River Dearne 0.21 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 7.2 km
DartonRiver gauge, River Dearne 0.22 m Very low ±0 7.4 km
Manvers Old Moor LaneRiver gauge, Knoll Beck 0.32 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 7.5 km
Oxspring Bower HillRiver gauge, River Don 0.02 m Normal ±0 7.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Dove at Worsbrough higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

What is a normal level for the River Dove at Worsbrough in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.16 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Worsbrough today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Worsbrough rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Worsbrough normal?

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 Worsbrough?

The highest level on record is 2.19 m on July 6, 2012. The lowest is 0.02 m on December 3, 2008.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F0815 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.52619, -1.47391 (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 0.06 m 2026-10-18 13:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Worsbrough (ea:F0815). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/worsbrough

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