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Live river level, flow, historical records and forecast for River Meden at Church Warsop in England, United Kingdom, built from official government gauge data.
River Meden at Church Warsop is a gauged river in England.
The record on this station runs back 50 years. The highest level in that record was 1.3 m (4.25 ft) in October 2023, and the lowest was 0.13 m (0.43 ft) in October 2011.
The seasonal range is modest but real. The typical high point comes in January at 0.29 m (0.95 ft), and the typical low point is in September at 0.19 m (0.62 ft). That is a typical annual swing of 10.1 cm (4 in).
For people living beside the river, that means winter levels are usually a little higher, while late summer and early autumn are the lowest stretch of the year. A dock, bank access, or low intake has to handle that change, even when the river is not near a record.
This station sits on the River Meden in England, and the local pattern fits temperate hydrology: higher water in the colder part of the year, lower water toward late summer. For anglers, that usually means more dependable depth in midwinter and shallower margins later in the season. For cottagers and farmers, the useful question is not just where the water stands today, but how far it can move between the seasonal high and low.
The hero figure on this page compares today’s reading with the median for this calendar day across the station record. That is more useful than raw elevation because a level that looks high in summer may be ordinary in winter, and a low number in spring may still sit near the middle of the historical range.
This station has more than 50 years of record, so the day-by-day median is grounded in a long local history. The data come from the Environment Agency.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
Real-time water levels, forecasts, and alerts for lakes and rivers across Canada, the US and the UK. Built on official government data.
Nibi Metrics tracks more than 13,000 gauged lakes and rivers across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, reading directly from official federal monitoring networks: the Water Survey of Canada, the United States Geological Survey, Quebec's provincial hydrometric network, and the Environment Agency for England. Every number on the platform is measured, not modelled - taken from a government gauge on the water itself and compared against that location's own historical record for this exact date.
The level right now, in feet or metres, updated as the source agency publishes new readings - for many stations that is every five to fifteen minutes. How today compares to typical: every location carries its own typical-for-this-date band built from its historical record, so a reading is never just a number - it is above, below, or near what this water usually does on this calendar day. Which way it is moving: a measured RISING, FALLING, or STEADY verdict computed from the gauge's own recent readings, with the rate of change - the difference between a flood ending and one beginning. What comes next: level forecasts up to 72 hours ahead, driven by the gauge's recent behaviour, upstream water, and quantitative precipitation forecasts, alongside live radar, lightning, and weather for the surrounding region.
Set a threshold on any location - a level, a distance above typical, or a rate of climb - and Nibi emails or notifies you the moment the gauge crosses it. Cottagers use it for spring freshet, anglers for river conditions, marinas and municipalities for operations. The scanning runs around the clock against the same measured data shown on every page.
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