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Killington water level

River gauge, River Lune, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.51m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 4.03 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Killington reads 0.51 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.48 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.36 m, a difference of +0.15 m.

The level is falling, down 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.34 m and 1.09 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
0.48 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.33 m – 0.83 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.17 m – 2.30 m
Same day last year
0.36 m+0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.34 m – 1.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.15 m – 1.68 m
Highest on record
4.03 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
0.09 mJuly 25, 1989

On the river at Killington

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 Lune

River Lune

The River Lune is a river 53 miles (85 km) in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 0.3 mm Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 3° 3.5 mm, 33% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 10 mm, 57% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 9° 6° 3.6 mm, 75% Wind 32 km/h
23 Fri 8° 3° 23 mm, 83% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Lune

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lunes BridgeRiver gauge, River Lune 0.61 m Normal −0.06 m 12 km
CatonRiver gauge, River Lune 0.65 m Normal −0.08 m 27 km
Skerton WeirRiver gauge, River Lune 0.76 m Normal −0.02 m 31 km
Lancaster QuayRiver gauge, River Lune 2.23 m Very low ±0 33 km
Glasson DockRiver gauge, River Lune 1.03 m Very low +0.65 m 39 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BrigflatsRiver gauge, River Rawthey 0.78 m Normal −0.09 m 1.8 km
Whitbarrow CloseRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.01 m Very low ±0 9.3 km
Calder Drive, KendalRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.20 m Normal −0.01 m 9.8 km
Stock Beck, Jewsons YardRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.27 m Low −0.01 m 10 km
Mint BridgeRiver gauge, River Mint 0.43 m Normal −0.03 m 10 km
Victoria BridgeRiver gauge, River Kent 1.35 m Normal −0.03 m 11 km
Kendal Buttery Well RoadRiver gauge, Blind Beck 0.08 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km
SedgwickRiver gauge, River Kent 0.48 m Normal −0.04 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Lune at Killington higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.15 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.36 m.

What is a normal level for the River Lune at Killington in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.48 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.33 m and 0.83 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 0.51 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Killington today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:45 BST, the water level was 0.51 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Killington rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.17 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Killington normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Killington?

The highest level on record is 4.03 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 25, 1989.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:722421 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.31011, -2.58247 (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 0.51 m 2026-10-17 19:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Killington (ea:722421). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/killington

How we check values

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