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Rose 0.11 m since 01:30 — peaked 0.96 at 10:45, now 0.96 and holding
0.96

Willington

Trent
Lower Trent and Erewash catchment • Willington • Derbyshire • ID: 4131 • Level
(25m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 198 views

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Current Level
0.957 mASD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 0.96
24h Max
0.958 mASD
24h Min
0.837 mASD
Typical Range
0.86 - 2.35
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.71 mASD
EA official record
3.69 in our data (since Feb 1997)
Current level is 26% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +5 cm over 6h
08 Oct 12:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.957 mASD
08 Oct 11:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.958 mASD
08 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 0.957 mASD
08 Oct 11:15 ▬ steady 0.957 mASD
08 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 0.957 mASD
08 Oct 10:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.957 mASD
08 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.955 mASD
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.954 mASD
08 Oct 09:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.953 mASD
08 Oct 09:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.952 mASD
08 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.947 mASD
08 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.943 mASD
08 Oct 08:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.941 mASD
08 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.936 mASD
08 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.934 mASD
08 Oct 07:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.931 mASD
08 Oct 07:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.928 mASD
08 Oct 07:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.924 mASD
08 Oct 06:45 ▲ +1 cm 0.920 mASD
08 Oct 06:15 0.910 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Willington
  • Watercourse: River Trent
  • Nearest Town: Willington
  • County: Derbyshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Foremark (5.5 km) · 53.5% full (as of 5 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 52°50'54"N 1°33'43"W (52.848235, -1.562071)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 12 Feb 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 4131
  • RLOI id: 2152 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 4131-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • 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: Lower Trent and Erewash
  • Typical Range: 0.858 – 2.350 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.96 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 11:45)

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

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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.

446 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 435 report not discharging, and for 11 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 3.6 km upstream along the river
27 spills · 367 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 4.5 km upstream along the river
39 spills · 265 hours in 2024
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 8 d 1 h
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 4.5 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent (And Trib Of) · 5.0 km upstream along the river
24 spills · 205 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Dale Brook · 6.8 km upstream along the river
36 spills · 28 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 7.0 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 7.0 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 21 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent · 7.0 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

438 more further upstream, up to 98.3 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

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

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Severn Trent Water · into River Trent (Non-Tidal) · 2.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
69 spills · 637 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Hellbrook Trib Of Twyfordbrook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
34 spills · 219 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Hellbrook Trib Of Twyfordbrook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
25 spills · 121 hours in 2024
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 27 d 12 h
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Severn Trent Water · into Nailsworth Stream · 3.5 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
2 spills · 9 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into River Dove? · 3.6 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
2 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Dove · 4.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Station Road Brook · 5.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
50 spills · 50 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Trent · 5.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
27 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

7 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 2.35 m on about 44 days. This year so far: 47 days.

2026 47 days, 7 of them high · 7 high so far
2025 32 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2024 71 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2023 54 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2022 21 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 41 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2020 52 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2019 68 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2018 33 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 20 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 3.13 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 13 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

1severe warning 137flood warnings 231flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Mar 2026 — Etwall Brook at Etwall

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 11 23
2025 0 13 6
2024 0 25 14
2023 0 15 13
2022 0 1 9
2021 0 11 7
2020 1 12 9
2019 0 17 19
2018 0 2 10
2017 0 0 10
2016 0 2 7
2015 0 0 6
2014 0 0 10
2013 0 6 10
2012 0 21 11
2011 0 0 4
2010 0 0 6
2009 0 0 12
2008 0 1 12
2007 0 0 18
2006 0 0 15

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 Willington flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 13 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Trent at Willington flooding today?

The current level is 0.96m, which is within the typical range of 0.86 to 2.35m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Willington?

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

What is a normal level for the River Trent at Willington?

The typical range at this station is 0.86m to 2.35m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.35m 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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