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Mint Bridge water level

River gauge, River Mint, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.43m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.69 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

History
0.51.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Mint at Mint Bridge is at 0.43 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 0.40 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.32 m (+0.11 m).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.28 m and 0.82 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
0.40 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.28 m – 0.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.18 m – 1.20 m
Same day last year
0.32 m+0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.28 m – 0.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 1.22 m
Highest on record
2.69 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
0.10 mAugust 28, 1984

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 10 km/h
18 Sun 11° 1° – Wind 9 km/h
19 Mon 14° 4° – Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 3° 4.4 mm, 35% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 6.3 mm, 53% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 10° 7° 1.4 mm, 71% Wind 33 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° 13 mm, 80% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stock Beck, Jewsons YardRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.27 m Low −0.01 m 1.3 km
Victoria BridgeRiver gauge, River Kent 1.35 m Normal −0.03 m 1.5 km
Calder Drive, KendalRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.20 m Normal −0.01 m 1.6 km
Whitbarrow CloseRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.01 m Very low ±0 1.6 km
Sprint Mill, KendalRiver gauge, River Sprint 0.29 m Normal −0.03 m 1.9 km
Kendal Buttery Well RoadRiver gauge, Blind Beck 0.08 m Normal −0.02 m 2.5 km
BowstonRiver gauge, River Kent 0.29 m Normal −0.03 m 3.2 km
Staveley VillageRiver gauge, River Gowan 0.43 m Normal −0.02 m 6.6 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Mint at Mint Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.11 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.32 m.

What is a normal level for the River Mint at Mint Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.40 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.28 m and 0.66 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Mint Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.43 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Mint Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.20 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Mint Bridge 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 Mint Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.69 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.10 m on August 28, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:730404 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.34353, -2.73352 (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 0.43 m 2026-10-17 18:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Mint Bridge (ea:730404). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/mint-bridge

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