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Easing — down from 0.86 at 10:30, now 0.77
0.77

Goytside Farm

Goyt
Upper Mersey catchment • New Mills • Derbyshire • ID: 692348 • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 150 views

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Current Level
0.774 m
▼ Easing (-1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.901 m
24h Min
0.603 m
Typical Range
0.58 - 1.54
m
Highest Recorded
2.46 m
EA official record
2.46 in our data (since Jan 2002)
Current level is 31% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -6 cm over 5h
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.774 m
09 Oct 19:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.776 m
09 Oct 18:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.780 m
09 Oct 18:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.783 m
09 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.786 m
09 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.788 m
09 Oct 17:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.790 m
09 Oct 17:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.794 m
09 Oct 17:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.797 m
09 Oct 17:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.801 m
09 Oct 16:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.804 m
09 Oct 16:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.808 m
09 Oct 16:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.811 m
09 Oct 16:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.813 m
09 Oct 15:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.817 m
09 Oct 15:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.819 m
09 Oct 15:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.825 m
09 Oct 15:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.828 m
09 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.834 m
09 Oct 14:30 0.838 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Goytside Farm
  • Watercourse: River Goyt
  • Nearest Town: New Mills
  • County: Derbyshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Derwent (17.8 km) · 59.7% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°21'27"N 1°59'48"W (53.357485, -1.996738)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 19 Jan 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 692348
  • RLOI id: 5232 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 692348-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Upper Mersey
  • Typical Range: 0.580 – 1.540 m
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 7 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.77 m (EA at 9 Oct 19:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

6 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.1 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 6 report not discharging.

💧
United Utilities · into River Goyt · 2.1 km upstream along the river
53 spills · 940 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Goyt · 3.3 km upstream along the river
31 spills · 192 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Goyt · 4.1 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 29 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Goyt · 4.6 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 36 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Black Brook · 7.1 km upstream along the river
107 spills · 1,347 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Black Brook · 8.6 km upstream along the river
59 spills · 168 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
United Utilities · into Culverted Tributary River Sett · 1.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
4 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Randall Carr Brook · 3.8 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Hollingworth Clough · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
29 spills · 102 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Unnamed Brook · 4.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
28 spills · 33 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

11 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.54 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 4 days
2023 3 days
2022 1 day
2021 3 days
2020 3 days
2019 6 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 3.2 km away).

3severe warnings 16flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Jan 2025 — River Goyt at Whaley Bridge

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2025 0 2 0
2024 0 3 0
2023 0 1 0
2022 0 1 0
2021 0 2 0
2019 3 5 0
2016 0 1 0
2012 0 1 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the New Mills flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 7 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Goyt at Goytside Farm flooding today?

The current level is 0.77m, which is within the typical range of 0.58 to 1.54m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Goytside Farm?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 7.4mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Goyt at Goytside Farm?

The typical range at this station is 0.58m to 1.54m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.54m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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