Sprotbrough water level

Name: Sprotbrough 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

0.47m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 01:00 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Sprotbrough reads 0.47 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.41 m to 1.12 m.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.34 m and 0.62 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: 0.41 m – 1.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.34 m – 0.62 m
Highest on record: 4.72 mNovember 8, 2019
Lowest on record: 0.11 mJuly 1, 2010

On the river at Sprotbrough

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 20 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 6.3 mm, 99% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.3 mm, 65% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 1.8 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 1.2 mm, 31% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 8° 7° 4.2 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Don

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mexborough LockRiver gauge, River Don	0.56 m	Very low	−0.07 m	3.9 km
DoncasterRiver gauge, River Don	0.24 m	Low	−0.10 m	4.0 km
Kilnhurst LowerRiver gauge, River Don	0.48 m	Very low	−0.08 m	8.1 km
Kirk BramwithRiver gauge, River Don	2.18 m	Normal	−0.48 m	13 km
Rotherham Forge IslandRiver gauge, River Don	0.19 m	Very low	−0.03 m	14 km
RotherhamRiver gauge, River Don	0.01 m	Low	−0.03 m	15 km
FishlakeRiver gauge, River Don	2.21 m	Normal	−0.21 m	18 km
HadfieldsRiver gauge, River Don	0.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	18 km
Sheffield Lady's BridgeRiver gauge, River Don	0.39 m	Very low	−0.01 m	23 km
Wharncliffe SideRiver gauge, River Don	0.84 m	Low	±0	25 km
Oxspring Bower HillRiver gauge, River Don	0.01 m	Normal	±0	27 km
PenistoneRiver gauge, River Don	0.32 m	Low	±0	30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mexborough Dearne MouthRiver gauge, Dearne Washlands	9.90 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.7 km
ConisbroughRiver gauge, Kearsley Brook	0.06 m	Normal	±0	3.9 km
Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping StationRiver gauge, Dearne Washlands	1.44 m	Normal	+0.33 m	4.2 km
Doncaster Strawberry Island TempRiver gauge, Dun Navigation Canal	7.53 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.2 km
Bentley Ings ScreenRiver gauge, Fowler Bridge Drain	2.37 m	Lowest on record	+0.02 m	5.7 km
AdwickRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.20 m	Low	−0.07 m	6.2 km
Adwick le Street White Cross BridgeRiver gauge, Ea Beck	0.31 m	Normal	−0.10 m	7.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Don at Sprotbrough?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.41 m to 1.12 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 0.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sprotbrough today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:00 BST, the water level was 0.47 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sprotbrough rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sprotbrough 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 Sprotbrough?

The highest level on record is 4.72 m on November 8, 2019. The lowest is 0.11 m on July 1, 2010.

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:L0703 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.50706, -1.18877 (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	0.47 m	2026-10-18 00:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Sprotbrough (ea:L0703). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/south-yorkshire/sprotbrough

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