Pickerings Cut water level

Name: Pickerings Cut water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Weaver, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

4.81m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST (38 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Pickerings Cut reads 4.81 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 4.67 m to 5.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.70 m and 4.98 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 4.67 m – 5.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.70 m – 4.98 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.72 m – 4.91 m
Highest on record: 7.59 mJanuary 21, 2021
Lowest on record: 4.36 mAugust 5, 1996

On the river at Pickerings Cut

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Weaver

The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1721 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732. An unusual clause in the enabling act of Parliament, the River Weaver Navigation Act 1720, stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable, and it was 1775 before the first payments were made. Trade continued to rise, and by 1845, over £500,000 had been given to the county.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° 3.3 mm, 43% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 11° 6° 6.2 mm, 72% Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 2.8 mm, 69% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 4.2 mm, 45% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 1.7 mm, 67% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Weaver

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Acton BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	2.66 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.6 km
Hayhurst BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.61 m	Normal	±0	8.5 km
AshbrookRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.35 m	Normal	−0.04 m	16 km
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.44 m	Low	−0.02 m	26 km
AudlemRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.12 m	Low	−0.01 m	34 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
RudheathRiver gauge, River Dane	0.33 m	Low	−0.04 m	10 km
Fiddlers FerryRiver gauge, River Mersey	2.02 m	Very low	−0.31 m	10 km
Liverpool RoadRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	1.46 m	Low	−0.04 m	11 km
WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey	3.55 m	Very low	−0.23 m	13 km
Ferry Lane, WarringtonRiver gauge, Manchester ship canal	0.49 m	Normal	+0.17 m	14 km
Bridge TraffordRiver gauge, River Gowy	0.27 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km
Higham AvenueRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	0.34 m	Normal	−0.07 m	14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Weaver at Pickerings Cut?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 4.67 m to 5.50 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 4.81 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pickerings Cut today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST, the water level was 4.81 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pickerings Cut rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pickerings Cut normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Pickerings Cut?

The highest level on record is 7.59 m on January 21, 2021. The lowest is 4.36 m on August 5, 1996.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:682223 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.28165, -2.63778 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	4.81 m	2026-10-18 11:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Pickerings Cut (ea:682223). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/pickerings-cut

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer