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Easing — down from 0.08 at 15:15, now 0.06
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Worsbrough

Dove
Don and Rother catchment • Worsbrough • South Yorkshire • ID: F0815 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 153 views

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Current Level
0.063 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.089 m
24h Min
0.061 m
Typical Range
0.08 - 1.20
m
Highest Recorded
2.19 m
EA official record
2.19 in our data (since Aug 1998)
Current level is 3% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.4 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.063 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.063 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.063 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.064 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.067 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.065 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.066 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.069 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.061 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.061 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.063 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.065 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.066 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.066 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 0.065 m
07 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.065 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.065 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.066 m
07 Oct 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.066 m
07 Oct 19:30 0.067 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Worsbrough
  • Watercourse: River Dove
  • Nearest Town: Worsbrough
  • County: South Yorkshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Broomhead Ire (11.0 km) · 24.7% full (as of 28 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°31'34"N 1°28'26"W (53.526193, -1.473913)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 12 Aug 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: F0815
  • RLOI id: 8241 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: F0815-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 6 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Don and Rother
  • Typical Range: 0.080 – 1.200 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.06 m (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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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Connected downstream

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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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 5.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into House Carr Dike · 5.9 km upstream along the river
25 spills · 115 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Crane Moor Dike · 6.0 km upstream along the river
82 spills · 1,154 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.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Snape Dike · 540 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of Worsborough Reservoir · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir
29 spills · 96 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Tributary Of Short Wood Dike · 1.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
6 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Dob Sike · 1.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Sough Dyke (Culvert) · 2.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
53 spills · 218 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Birdwell Dyke · 2.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
100 spills · 1,163 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Measborough Dike · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
36 spills · 90 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Sough Dyke · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
27 spills · 31 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

22 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

21 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

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.20 m: 4 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 1 day
2022 1 day
2021 0 days
2020 1 day
2019 1 day
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 4.2 km away).

28flood warnings 38flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 20 Oct 2023 — River Dearne at Burton Grange and Lundwood

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2
2025 0 2
2024 0 6
2023 7 5
2022 0 3
2021 1 3
2020 3 3
2019 5 4
2018 2 1
2016 0 3
2015 0 1
2014 2 0
2013 1 1
2012 7 4

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 Worsbrough 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 Dove at Worsbrough flooding today?

The current level is 0.06m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Worsbrough?

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 6.1mm 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 Dove at Worsbrough?

The typical range at this station is 0.08m to 1.20m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.20m 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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