Bow Bridge Abbey Road water level

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

River gauge, Poaka Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bow Bridge Abbey Road reads 0.17 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 1.10 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.04 m and 1.38 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: 0.15 m – 1.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.04 m – 1.38 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.01 m – 0.43 m
Highest on record: 1.22 mOctober 1, 2016
Lowest on record: 0.10 mMay 22, 2017

On the river at Bow Bridge Abbey Road

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 11° 6° 11 mm, 76% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 3.5 mm, 73% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° 7.8 mm, 80% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 9° 3° – Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 11° 7° 4.5 mm, 90% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on Poaka Beck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Butts Beck James TerraceRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.02 m	Very low	±0	0.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Dalton Cricket ClubRiver gauge, The Yarl	0.22 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	0.8 km
Town Beck Debris ScreenRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.05 m	Normal	±0	7.3 km
Fitz BridgeRiver gauge, Dragley Beck	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.7 km
AllotmentsRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.15 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.8 km
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake	0.55 m	Normal	−0.03 m	16 km
Cartmel Wheelhouse BridgeRiver gauge, Eea River	0.48 m	Normal	−0.02 m	16 km
Duddon HallRiver gauge, River Duddon	0.39 m	Normal	−0.04 m	16 km
Brown HoweRiver gauge, Coniston Water	1.07 m	Normal	−0.06 m	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Poaka Beck at Bow Bridge Abbey Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 1.10 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bow Bridge Abbey Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bow Bridge Abbey Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bow Bridge Abbey Road 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 Bow Bridge Abbey Road?

The highest level on record is 1.22 m on October 1, 2016. The lowest is 0.10 m on May 22, 2017.

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:738345 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.15502, -3.18471 (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	0.17 m	2026-10-18 16:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bow Bridge Abbey Road (ea:738345). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/bow-bridge-abbey-road

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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