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Water Level Falling
1.33

Kirk Bramwith

Don
Don and Rother catchment • Kirk Bramwith • South Yorkshire • ID: L0904 • Level
(48m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 137 views

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Current Level
1.328 mAOD
▼ Falling (-8cm/hr)
24h Max
1.842 mAOD
24h Min
1.081 mAOD
Typical Range
1.52 - 5.40
mAOD
Highest Recorded
8.99 mAOD
6 Sep 2021
Since Oct 1997
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +19 cm over 7h
23 Aug 23:00 ▼ -2 cm 1.328 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -2 cm 1.348 mAOD
23 Aug 22:30 ▼ -11 cm 1.368 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -5 cm 1.479 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -5 cm 1.526 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -2 cm 1.572 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -3 cm 1.597 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -5 cm 1.622 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -3 cm 1.672 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -3 cm 1.698 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▼ -4 cm 1.724 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▼ -2 cm 1.762 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲ +3 cm 1.783 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲▲ +6 cm 1.748 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45 ▲▲ +7 cm 1.691 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 ▲▲ +7 cm 1.622 mAOD
23 Aug 17:15 ▲▲ +14 cm 1.551 mAOD
23 Aug 16:45 ▲▲ +15 cm 1.407 mAOD
23 Aug 16:15 ▲▲ +12 cm 1.258 mAOD
23 Aug 15:45 1.142 mAOD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 33 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

7severe warnings 73flood warnings 111flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 23 Jan 2026River Don at Fishlake

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1 4
2025 0 4 7
2024 0 5 14
2023 0 11 13
2022 0 6 5
2021 0 0 10
2020 0 2 9
2019 7 41 11
2018 0 0 9
2016 0 0 11
2015 0 0 2
2013 0 0 3
2012 0 3 13

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 Kirk Bramwith flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Kirk Bramwith
  • Watercourse: River Don
  • Nearest Town: Kirk Bramwith
  • County: South Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 53°35'47"N 1°3'49"W (53.596385, -1.063688)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 19 Oct 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: L0904
  • EA Gauge ID: L0904-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 58 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~27 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Don and Rother
  • Typical Range: 1.520 – 5.400 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.33 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 23:00)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Don at Kirk Bramwith flooding today?

The current level is 1.33m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Kirk Bramwith?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, 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 0.0mm 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 Don at Kirk Bramwith?

The typical range at this station is 1.52m to 5.40m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.40m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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