Forge Valley water level

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

River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Derwent at Forge Valley is running below normal at 0.15 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 0.37 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.12 m and 0.17 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: 0.16 m – 0.37 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.12 m – 0.17 m
Highest on record: 0.76 mJune 14, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.06 mApril 16, 1997

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 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 8° 1.6 mm, 84% Wind 23 km/h

18 Sun 12° 7° 1.5 mm, 26% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 1.2 mm, 72% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 1.1 mm, 39% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 22 mm, 45% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 3.3 mm, 34% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 29 mm, 73% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Derwent

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent	−0.19 m	Lowest on record	+0.02 m	0.7 km
Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent	41.18 m	Very low	±0	3.1 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.23 m	Normal	−0.08 m	18 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.36 m	Normal	±0	22 km
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.49 m	Very low	+0.01 m	25 km
Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	14.21 m	Low	+0.01 m	32 km
ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.06 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	37 km
Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	7.21 m	Very high	±0	41 km
Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	5.77 m	Normal	+0.06 m	48 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.65 m	Normal	−0.01 m	57 km
Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.48 m	Normal	−0.01 m	63 km
BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.51 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	65 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MowthorpeRiver gauge, Sea Cut	−0.02 m	Very low	±0	2.6 km
ScalbyRiver gauge, Sea Cut	0.23 m	Very low	±0	4.8 km
ScarboroughRiver gauge, Sea Cut	0.08 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.3 km
Snainton IngsRiver gauge, Brompton Beck	0.04 m	Low	±0	8.1 km
Thornton le DaleRiver gauge, Thornton Beck	0.07 m	Low	±0	15 km
Levisham MillRiver gauge, Levisham Beck	0.04 m	Low	±0	16 km
Pickering Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck	0.12 m	Lowest on record	−0.05 m	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Derwent at Forge Valley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.16 m to 0.37 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Forge Valley today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Forge Valley rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Forge Valley 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 Forge Valley?

The highest level on record is 0.76 m on June 14, 2007. The lowest is 0.06 m on April 16, 1997.

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:F2709 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.25758, -0.48388 (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	0.15 m	2026-10-17 18:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Forge Valley (ea:F2709). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/forge-valley

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