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Brown Howe water level

River gauge, Coniston Water, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

1.12m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.04 m Lowest on record 0.25 m

History

0.51.0mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Coniston Water at Brown Howe is above normal at 1.12 m.

That puts it 0.19 m above the median of 0.93 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.87 m (+0.25 m).

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.12 m and 1.19 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.93 m0.19 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.70 m – 1.27 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.43 m – 1.38 m
Same day last year
0.87 m+0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.12 m – 1.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.41 m – 2.21 m
Highest on record
3.04 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record
0.25 mSeptember 23, 1995

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 21 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.2 mm, 27% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 1.0 mm, 64% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 1.4 mm, 71% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 9.9 mm, 72% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 8° 7° 25 mm, 92% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake 0.57 m Normal −0.04 m 2.6 km
Coniston Church BridgeRiver gauge, Church Beck 0.76 m Normal −0.05 m 6.9 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck 0.72 m High −0.04 m 8.5 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven 1.02 m Normal −0.05 m 8.7 km
UlphaRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.54 m Normal −0.06 m 9.1 km
Duddon HallRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.42 m Normal −0.07 m 9.6 km
Far SawreyRiver gauge, Windermere 0.64 m High −0.05 m 11 km
Town Beck Debris ScreenRiver gauge, Town Beck 0.05 m Normal ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the Coniston Water at Brown Howe compare with last year?

It is 0.25 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.87 m.

What is a normal level for the Coniston Water at Brown Howe in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.93 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.70 m and 1.27 m, based on 21 years of records.

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

What is the water level of Brown Howe today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST, the water level was 1.12 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brown Howe rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Brown Howe normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brown Howe?

The highest level on record is 3.04 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.25 m on September 23, 1995.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:737536 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.30739, -3.09131 (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 1.12 m 2026-10-17 22:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brown Howe (ea:737536). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/brown-howe

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