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Low Marishes water level

River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.20m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.99 m³/s
0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.12 m Lowest on record 0.65 m

History

History
1.01.31.51.8mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range1.01.31.51.8mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
1.01.31.51.8mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range1.01.31.51.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
246mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range246mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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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

River Derwent, North East England

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

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.

18 Sun 13° 6° 0.8 mm, 22% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 1.4 mm, 82% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 5.1 mm, 38% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 9.3 mm, 64% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 11° 3° 1.5 mm, 27% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° 3.3 mm, 61% Wind 26 km/h
24 Sat 9° 2° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 51%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

How we check values

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