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Worksop water level

River gauge, River Ryton, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.17m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.19 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
0.150.200.25mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.150.200.25mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.150.200.25mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.150.200.25mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Ryton at Worksop is running below normal at 0.17 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.19 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.17 m as well.

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 0.15 m and 0.27 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
0.19 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.16 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.15 m – 1.05 m
Same day last year
0.17 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.15 m – 0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 0.91 m
Highest on record
2.19 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record
0.09 mAugust 18, 1993

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 Ryton

River Ryton

The River Ryton is a tributary of the River Idle. It rises close to the Chesterfield Canal near Kiveton Park, and is joined by a series of tributaries near Lindrick Common in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Most of its course is in Nottinghamshire, flowing through the town of Worksop. It meanders northwards to join the River Idle near the town of Bawtry on the South Yorkshire-Nottinghamshire border.

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

17 Sat 12° 7° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 12° 7° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 1.5 mm, 65% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 2.6 mm, 47% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 13° 9° 4.6 mm, 47% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 8° 0.4 mm, 30% Wind 34 km/h
23 Fri 11° 5° 6.1 mm, 58% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ryton

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BlythRiver gauge, River Ryton 0.47 m Low −0.05 m 9.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PerlethorpeRiver gauge, River Meden 0.51 m Normal ±0 11 km
Church WarsopRiver gauge, River Meden 0.17 m Low −0.02 m 12 km
Rother Valley LakeRiver gauge, Rother Washlands 0.04 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
Whitewater BridgeRiver gauge, River Maun 0.36 m Normal −0.06 m 13 km
KillamarshRiver gauge, River Rother −0.05 m Very low −0.07 m 13 km
OrdsallRiver gauge, River Idle 0.28 m Normal +0.01 m 13 km
Twyford BridgeRiver gauge, River Poulter 0.98 m Normal ±0 13 km
Retford Grove LaneRiver gauge, Retford Beck −0.09 m Lowest on record ±0 14 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Ryton at Worksop compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.17 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ryton at Worksop in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.26 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Worksop today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Worksop rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Worksop 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 Worksop?

The highest level on record is 2.19 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is 0.09 m on August 18, 1993.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:4049 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.30922, -1.13819 (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 0.17 m 2026-10-17 18:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Worksop (ea:4049). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/nottinghamshire/worksop

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