Low Marishes water level
River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 0.99 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Low Marishes, where the gauge shows 1.20 m.
That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 1.23 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.13 m (+0.07 m).
It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.08 m – 1.32 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
- 1.23 m0.03 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 1.04 m – 1.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 1.01 m – 6.10 m
- Same day last year
- 1.13 m+0.07 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 1.08 m – 1.32 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 1.06 m – 4.38 m
- Highest on record
- 5.12 mNovember 9, 2000
- Lowest on record
- 0.65 mJuly 28, 1989
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 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: 5.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.34 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 4.9 km |
| MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.48 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 7.4 km |
| Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 14.21 m | Low | ±0 | 15 km |
| West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent | −0.19 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 17 km |
| Forge ValleyRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.15 m | Low | ±0 | 18 km |
| Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent | 41.18 m | Very low | ±0 | 18 km |
| ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 21 km |
| Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 7.21 m | Very high | ±0 | 25 km |
| Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 5.85 m | Normal | +0.09 m | 33 km |
| Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.62 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 43 km |
| Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.45 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 49 km |
| BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.48 m | No reference yet | ±0 | 51 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye | 0.15 m | Low | −0.02 m | 2.7 km |
| Thornton le DaleRiver gauge, Thornton Beck | 0.07 m | Low | ±0 | 6.0 km |
| Pickering, Ings BridgeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.06 m | Very low | ±0 | 6.2 km |
| Norton Priorpot Beck PSRiver gauge, Priorpot Beck | 0.14 m | Normal | ±0 | 6.5 km |
| Norton Mill Beck ScreenRiver gauge, Mill Beck | 0.20 m | High | ±0 | 7.5 km |
| PickeringRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.08 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 7.6 km |
| Pickering Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.12 m | Lowest on record | −0.05 m | 8.5 km |
| Pickering Costa BeckRiver gauge, Costa Beck | 0.13 m | Normal | ±0 | 8.6 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Derwent at Low Marishes compare with last year?
It is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.13 m.
What is a normal level for the River Derwent at Low Marishes in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 1.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.04 m and 1.59 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 1.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Low Marishes today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 16:45 BST, the water level was 1.20 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Low Marishes rising or falling?
Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Low Marishes normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Low Marishes?
The highest level on record is 5.12 m on November 9, 2000. The lowest is 0.65 m on July 28, 1989.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F2702(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.18561, -0.72501(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 | 1.20 m | 2026-10-18 15:45 | Provisional |
| Flow | 0.99 m³/s | 2026-10-18 15:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Low Marishes (ea:F2702). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/low-marishes
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