Nivelmap
EN

How to read levelsSources and methods

North America

Western Europe

Central Europe

Mediterranean

Nordic countries

Brampton Moat Side water level

River gauge, Brampton Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.04m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 0.98 m Lowest on record 0.07 m

History

0.040.06mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.040.06mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.030.050.080.10mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.030.050.080.10mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.04 m, Brampton Beck at Brampton Moat Side is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.07 m (August 11, 2021). The usual range here runs from 0.07 m to 0.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.11 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.07 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record
0.98 mNovember 4, 2025
Lowest on record
0.07 mAugust 11, 2021
Lowest on record
0.03 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Brampton Moat Side

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 1° – Wind 8 km/h
18 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 13° 3° – Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 3.7 mm, 30% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 12 mm, 45% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 9° 6° 7.6 mm, 55% Wind 31 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° 14 mm, 81% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 41%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
GreenholmeRiver gauge, River Irthing 0.36 m Normal −0.09 m 5.4 km
Hynam BridgeRiver gauge, River Gelt 0.40 m Normal −0.02 m 6.1 km
Warwick BridgeRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.00 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.8 km
Great CorbyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.72 m Normal −0.06 m 8.5 km
LinstockRiver gauge, River Eden 0.43 m Normal −0.10 m 11 km
Durranhill Pumping StationRiver gauge, Durranhill Beck 0.79 m Lowest on record ±0 12 km
Botcherby Bridge, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Petteril 0.54 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
Sands Centre, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Eden 0.52 m Low +0.08 m 14 km

Questions and answers

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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brampton Moat Side today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brampton Moat Side rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brampton Moat Side normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brampton Moat Side?

The highest level on record is 0.98 m on November 4, 2025. The lowest is 0.07 m on August 11, 2021.

How often is this data updated?

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

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:763404 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.94252, -2.73365 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.04 m 2026-10-17 14:30 Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

How to cite

Environment Agency: Brampton Moat Side (ea:763404). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/brampton-moat-side

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