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Current Level
0.167 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.224 m
24h Min
0.167 m
Typical Range
0.15 - 1.70
m
Highest Recorded
2.01 m
EA official record
2.01 in our data (since Apr 1969)
Current level is 8% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 6 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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.
17 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 370 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 17 report not discharging.
United Utilities · into Trib River Tame · 4.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
10 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
33 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 →
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 Compstall flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 18 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 Steep & flashySteep catchment sheds rain quickly — expect fast, sharp rises after heavy rain.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.48
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,219 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +7% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
2.5%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
61.96 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
82.60 m³/s
21 Dec 1991 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Compound Crump weir draining a Pennine catchment with flows affected by upstream reservoirs.
More detail
The catchment
Catchment rises in the Pennines. Geology comprises Millstone Grit and Boulder Clay in the lower catchment with peat covered steeper slopes in the headwaters, including Kinder Scout. A predominantly rural catchment, with small industrial towns in the main valley. No catchment changes known.
The station
Compound Crump weir opened March 1969, 19m wide overall with centre crest 7 m wide flanked by two crests 5.5 m wide and 0.40 m higher; divide piers are 0.4 m wide. Wing walls 2.9m, divide piers 2.1m high.
How it measures flow
All flows are contained within the structure. High flows have been gauged from a bridge upstream by handline. The weir has a bypass sluice for maintenance. Considerable debris, including trees, may be trapped on the divide piers at high flows; debris was observed to raise levels during the September and early October 2008 events (shown in station photographs and by the upstream/downstream stage relationship). Theoretical rating considered good in low flow crest below 0.5m but is consistently 20% less than gaugings above this; downstream recorder, installed 8/2006, confirms drowning a little below 1.5m. One peak flow rating applied across period of record, based on gaugings, with modelled top-end. Recent high gaugings by ADCP confirm earlier current metering. More high flow gaugings needed.
Flow regime
Several reservoirs in catchment - Kinder, Combs, Todd Brook, Errwood and Fernilee - control approximately 32% of catchment in total. Moderate disturbance to flow regime.
The flow record
Gauged daily flow data for 1969 and 1970 are of lower quality and are missing from 1971-1975 because of system failure. Peak flows: the event in 1973 is also the highest on record at Brinksway (downstream of the confluence with the Tame and Etherow), but the level at Marple Bridge could have been affected by debris, and there is a vague report about a canal breach at the time. Pumping into Todd Brook (max. rate 5 cumecs) to drain Toddbrook Reservoir during emergency repairs began 1/08/2019 and continued until end Sept. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2020 (WINFAP Files v9). Exceptionally low flows in summer 2023.
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Goyt at Marple Bridge flooding today?
The current level is 0.17m, which is within the typical range of 0.15 to 1.70m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Marple Bridge?
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. 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 Marple Bridge?
The typical range at this station is 0.15m to 1.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.70m 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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