Weaver and Dane catchment
• Rushton Spencer • Staffordshire • ID: 681003 • Level
(33m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 146 views
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Current Level
0.367 m
▼ Easing (-1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.596 m
24h Min
0.173 m
Typical Range
0.17 - 0.48
m
Highest Recorded
2.56 m
EA official record
1.39 in our data (since Aug 1992)
Current level is 14% 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 7 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.
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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.48 m
on about 44 days.
This year so far: 22 days.
202622 days, 1 of them high · 1 highso far
202536 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
202452 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
202356 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202234 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202144 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
202047 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201957 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
201826 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201740 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 0.91 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 6 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 6.3 km away).
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 Rushton Spencer flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 6 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
0.37
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,217 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +1% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.1%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
44.43 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
101 m³/s
23 Oct 1998 · 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.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 6%Grassland 81%Heath/scrub 13%
Heath/scrub 22% → 13% since 1990
Photos
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Flat-V weir in responsive catchment draining the western Peak District.
More detail
The catchment
A predominantly rural catchment with steep relief, draining the western flank of the Peak District. Mixed geology including Millstone Grit, Yoredale series, coal measures and sandstone. The area is partly covered with glacial clays, sands and gravels. No catchment changes known.
The station
Flat V weir (1:20 cross-slopes) constructed in November 1991, continuous records from August 1992.
How it measures flow
Gravel accretion above the weir affects the rating at low flows. An arched road bridge 20 m downstream can cause the river to back up to the weir at high stages. Above bankfull at 0.95m, flow expands out onto a wide flood plain, and into and around the station hut on the right, bypassing the cableway on both banks. Not rated above bankfull. Multiple peak flow ratings derived from gaugings applied across period of record.
Flow regime
Very responsive regime. Abstraction immediately upstream of weir for water treatment works.
The flow record
The level of the flood event of October 1998 is estimated from wrack marks in the gauging hut. This level is considerably above both bankfull and the applicability of the rating, and probably reflects control from the road bridge. The flow value is therefore very uncertain. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2020 (WINFAP Files v9).
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Dane at Hug Bridge flooding today?
The current level is 0.37m, which is within the typical range of 0.17 to 0.48m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Hug 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.
What is a normal level for the River Dane at Hug Bridge?
The typical range at this station is 0.17m to 0.48m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.48m 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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