Oxspring Bower Hill water level

Name: Oxspring Bower Hill water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Don, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST (26 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Oxspring Bower Hill, where the gauge shows 0.02 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 0.90 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.01 m – 0.06 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: 0.00 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.01 m – 0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.00 m – 0.04 m
Highest on record: 2.14 mJuly 5, 2012
Lowest on record: −0.02 mJuly 30, 2015

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Don

The River Don is a river in north-east Scotland. At 135 kilometres (84 mi) in length, it drains a catchment of 1,312 square kilometres (507 sq mi). It rises in the Grampians and flows eastwards, through Aberdeenshire, to the North Sea at Aberdeen. The Don passes through Alford, Kemnay, Inverurie, Kintore, and Dyce. Its main tributary, the River Ury, joins at Inverurie.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 7.5 mm, 98% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 11° 8° 9.3 mm, 69% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 10° 7° 0.4 mm, 62% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 1.2 mm, 36% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Don

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PenistoneRiver gauge, River Don	0.32 m	Low	±0	3.9 km
Wharncliffe SideRiver gauge, River Don	0.84 m	Low	±0	8.2 km
HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don	0.33 m	Very low	±0	16 km
Sheffield Lady's BridgeRiver gauge, River Don	0.39 m	Very low	±0	17 km
Rotherham Forge IslandRiver gauge, River Don	0.18 m	Very low	−0.01 m	18 km
RotherhamRiver gauge, River Don	0.00 m	Low	−0.01 m	18 km
Kilnhurst LowerRiver gauge, River Don	0.42 m	Very low	−0.04 m	20 km
Mexborough LockRiver gauge, River Don	0.53 m	Very low	−0.01 m	23 km
SprotbroughRiver gauge, River Don	0.44 m	Normal	−0.05 m	27 km
DoncasterRiver gauge, River Don	0.21 m	Very low	−0.05 m	30 km
Kirk BramwithRiver gauge, River Don	1.32 m	Low	−0.47 m	36 km
FishlakeRiver gauge, River Don	1.00 m	Very low	−0.39 m	41 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Stocksbridge SteelworksRiver gauge, The Porter River	0.22 m	Normal	±0	3.4 km
Denby Dale Norman RoadRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.19 m	Very low	±0	7.7 km
WorsbroughRiver gauge, River Dove	0.06 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.8 km
DartonRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.22 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km
BarnsleyRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.14 m	Very low	−0.01 m	9.3 km
High GreenRiver gauge, Charlton Brook	−0.01 m	Very low	±0	9.4 km
Skelmanthorpe Park GateRiver gauge, Baildon Dyke	0.01 m	Normal	±0	10.0 km
Cundy CrossRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.04 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Don at Oxspring Bower Hill?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 0.90 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Oxspring Bower Hill today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Oxspring Bower Hill rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Oxspring Bower Hill normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Oxspring Bower Hill?

The highest level on record is 2.14 m on July 5, 2012. The lowest is −0.02 m on July 30, 2015.

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:L0508 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.51485, -1.59055 (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	0.02 m	2026-10-18 09:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Oxspring Bower Hill (ea:L0508). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/oxspring-bower-hill

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