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SwedenBarmby water level
River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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What this means
The River Derwent at Barmby reads 2.52 m as of 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.48 m and 2.56 m.
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels
Fishing and paddling
Watch the direction of travel. A rising river after rain behaves very differently from one that is dropping and clearing.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Derwent
The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland, and in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It then enters the Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers, west of Consett. The River Derwent then flows through the Derwent Gorge, past Allensford, Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill, Rowlands Gill, Gibside estate and the Nine Arches Viaduct near Derwenthaugh Country Park. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Derwent
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.48 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 2.4 km |
| Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.65 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 8.2 km |
| Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 5.77 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 19 km |
| Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 7.21 m | Very high | ±0 | 27 km |
| ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 30 km |
| Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 14.21 m | Low | +0.01 m | 37 km |
| MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.49 m | Very low | ±0 | 44 km |
| Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.36 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 46 km |
| Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 1.22 m | Normal | −0.10 m | 51 km |
| West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent | −0.19 m | Lowest on record | +0.02 m | 64 km |
| Forge ValleyRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.15 m | Low | +0.01 m | 65 km |
| Yorkshire BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.30 m | Very low | ±0 | 65 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snaith IngsRiver gauge | 0.36 m | Very high | −0.06 m | 6.0 km |
| Carlton BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire | −0.52 m | Very low | −0.60 m | 6.8 km |
| West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond | 0.21 m | Very low | ±0 | 7.4 km |
| Selby Dam Pumping StationRiver gauge, Selby Dam | 2.02 m | High | ±0 | 7.7 km |
| Gowdall IngsRiver gauge | 0.97 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 7.7 km |
| Hensall IngsRiver gauge, Wheelan Dyke | −0.59 m | Normal | −0.08 m | 8.6 km |
| Chapel HaddleseyRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.07 m | Low | −0.15 m | 11 km |
| Birkin Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.65 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 12 km |
Questions and answers
Is Barmby really 2.52 m deep?
No. 2.52 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.
What is the water level of Barmby today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the surface elevation was 2.52 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Barmby rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Barmby normal?
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L2801(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.74959, -0.96905(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- ODN
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface elevation | 2.52 m | 2026-10-17 21:30 | Provisional |
| Water level | – | – | – |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Barmby (ea:L2801). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/barmby
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