Keswick Campsite water level

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

River gauge, River Greta, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.77m Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (23 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Keswick Campsite reads 0.77 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.14 m above the median of 0.64 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.47 m (+0.30 m).

The level is falling, down 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.50 m and 1.42 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.64 m0.14 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.35 m – 0.98 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range: 0.17 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year: 0.47 m+0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.50 m – 1.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.29 m – 2.13 m
Highest on record: 4.03 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.07 mJune 28, 2010

On the river at Keswick Campsite

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 Greta

The River Greta is a river in County Durham, England. It is a tributary of the River Tees and flows through the northern part of the old North Riding of Yorkshire. The name "Greta" derives from the Old Norse "Griótá", meaning "stony stream".

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 26 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 8 km/h

19 Mon 13° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 12° 6° 8.2 mm, 75% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 10° 4° 4.7 mm, 80% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 10° 2° 2.4 mm, 74% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 10° 2° 8.1 mm, 92% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the River Greta

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Greta BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta	1.15 m	Normal	−0.03 m	0.5 km
Riddings WoodRiver gauge, River Greta	1.28 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.6 km
Rutherford BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta	0.14 m	Low	−0.02 m	78 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PortinscaleRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.76 m	Normal	−0.08 m	0.8 km
LodoreRiver gauge, Derwentwater	1.15 m	High	−0.10 m	4.3 km
ThrelkeldRiver gauge, River Glenderamackin	0.59 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.5 km
ThirlmereRiver gauge, St Johns Beck	0.16 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.8 km
Thirlmere Reservoir (Spillway level = 16.55m)River gauge, Thirlmere Reservoir	10.90 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.8 km
Castle HoweRiver gauge, Bassenthwaite Lake	1.41 m	High	−0.10 m	9.2 km
Ouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.19 m	High	−0.10 m	11 km
Scalehill Upper Lorton ValleyRiver gauge, River Cocker	0.70 m	High	−0.07 m	11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Greta at Keswick Campsite compare with last year?

It is 0.30 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.47 m.

What is a normal level for the River Greta at Keswick Campsite in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.35 m and 0.98 m, based on 20 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 0.77 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Keswick Campsite today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.77 m. Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Keswick Campsite rising or falling?

Down 0.07 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Keswick Campsite normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Keswick Campsite?

The highest level on record is 4.03 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.07 m on June 28, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:750917 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.60128, -3.14920 (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	0.77 m	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Keswick Campsite (ea:750917). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/keswick-campsite

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