Idle river
Also known as: River Idle
The Idle (also known as River Idle) is a European river flowing through United Kingdom. As of 2026-10-11, the Idle was flowing at about 1.455 m³/s at the Mattersey gauge.
- Canonical name
- Idle
- Local names / aliases
- River Idle
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 899 km²
- Mapped river length
- 26.9 km
- Gauging stations
- 1
- Latest measured discharge
- 1.455 m³/s (Mattersey, 2026-10-11)
Gauging stations on the Idle
The following gauging station reports discharge for the Idle. Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattersey | United Kingdom | 1.455 | — | instantaneous | raw real-time | Environment Agency | 53.398, -0.965 | source |
Related rivers
Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.