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Izaak Walton water level

River gauge, River Dove, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.26m Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.61 m Lowest on record 0.20 m

History

0.10.2mOct 13Oct 13Oct 14Oct 14Oct 15Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 13Oct 14Oct 15Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.2mSep 19Sep 26Oct 2Oct 9Oct 15Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mSep 19Oct 2Oct 15Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Dove at Izaak Walton is running below normal at 0.26 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.27 m to 0.59 m.

It has risen 0.17 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.00 m and 0.27 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
0.27 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.00 m – 0.27 m
Highest on record
1.61 mDecember 21, 1991
Lowest on record
0.20 mOctober 16, 1996

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: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 6° 0.2 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 12° 8° 3.7 mm, 100% Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 11° 10° 20 mm, 87% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 11° 3° 3.1 mm, 63% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 10° 1° – Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 29 mm, 82% Wind 41 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 9.8 mm, 52% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the River Dove

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
MayfieldRiver gauge, River Dove 0.24 m Very low −0.01 m 6.4 km
RocesterRiver gauge, River Dove 0.14 m Very low −0.01 m 12 km
DoveridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.67 m Low ±0 17 km
Aston BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.65 m Normal ±0 20 km
HattonRiver gauge, River Dove 0.26 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 23 km
Marston on DoveRiver gauge, River Dove 0.42 m Very low −0.01 m 24 km
WorsbroughRiver gauge, River Dove 0.10 m Normal +0.04 m 56 km
Stonyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Dove 0.20 m No reference yet +0.09 m 59 km
Kirkby MillsRiver gauge, River Dove 0.18 m Very low ±0 145 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
IlamRiver gauge, River Manifold 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 0.8 km
AshbourneRiver gauge, Henmore Brook 0.15 m Low +0.01 m 5.5 km
WaterhousesRiver gauge, River Hamps 0.14 m Very low ±0 6.5 km
Agnes MeadowRiver gauge, Henmore Brook 0.14 m Normal +0.01 m 7.7 km
QuixhillRiver gauge, River Churnet 0.25 m Low ±0 10 km
FroghallRiver gauge, River Churnet 0.25 m Normal +0.02 m 13 km
Basford BridgeRiver gauge, River Churnet 0.25 m Low −0.01 m 16 km
MatlockRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.36 m Very low +0.03 m 17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Dove at Izaak Walton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.27 m to 0.59 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Izaak Walton today?

On 15 Oct 2026, 13:30 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Izaak Walton rising or falling?

Up 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Izaak Walton 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 Izaak Walton?

The highest level on record is 1.61 m on December 21, 1991. The lowest is 0.20 m on October 16, 1996.

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:4046 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.05586, -1.78227 (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 0.26 m 2026-10-15 12:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Izaak Walton (ea:4046). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/staffordshire/izaak-walton

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