Sheepmount water level

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

River gauge, River Eden, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.89m Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Sheepmount, where the gauge shows 0.89 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.91 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.68 m (+0.21 m).

It is still going down, by 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.59 m – 1.44 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: 0.91 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.68 m – 1.75 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.63 m – 3.45 m
Same day last year: 0.68 m+0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.59 m – 1.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.44 m – 2.14 m
Highest on record: 7.65 mDecember 6, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.50 mSeptember 19, 1996

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Eden

The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of Outhgill, and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the Vale of Eden and Solway Plain before reaching the sea at the Solway Firth. It forms the core of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 14° 4° – Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 3.9 mm, 35% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 9.3 mm, 44% Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 10° 6° 2.0 mm, 56% Wind 29 km/h

23 Fri 10° 2° 7.2 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Eden

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sands Centre, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Eden	0.52 m	Low	+0.08 m	1.5 km
LinstockRiver gauge, River Eden	0.43 m	Normal	−0.10 m	3.9 km
Great CorbyRiver gauge, River Eden	0.72 m	Normal	−0.06 m	8.0 km
Temple SowerbyRiver gauge, River Eden	0.38 m	Normal	−0.06 m	36 km
ApplebyRiver gauge, River Eden	0.22 m	Low	−0.01 m	47 km
Great Musgrave BridgeRiver gauge, River Eden	0.27 m	Normal	−0.03 m	58 km
Kirkby StephenRiver gauge, River Eden	0.25 m	Normal	−0.05 m	61 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Caldew MaltingsRiver gauge, Little Caldew	0.37 m	Normal	±0	0.9 km
Carlisle Raffles AvenueRiver gauge, Parham Beck	0.03 m	Low	−0.01 m	1.5 km
Skew BridgeRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.47 m	Normal	−0.06 m	1.8 km
Denton HolmeRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.31 m	Normal	−0.07 m	2.3 km
Botcherby Bridge, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Petteril	0.54 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.0 km
Durranhill Pumping StationRiver gauge, Durranhill Beck	0.79 m	Lowest on record	±0	3.4 km
Harraby Green Business ParkRiver gauge, River Petteril	0.20 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	3.6 km
CummersdaleRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.46 m	Normal	−0.05 m	4.4 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Eden at Sheepmount compare with last year?

It is 0.21 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.68 m.

What is a normal level for the River Eden at Sheepmount in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.91 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.68 m and 1.75 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 0.89 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sheepmount today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.89 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sheepmount rising or falling?

Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.32 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sheepmount 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 Sheepmount?

The highest level on record is 7.65 m on December 6, 2015. The lowest is 0.50 m on September 19, 1996.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:765512 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.90486, -2.95285 (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	0.89 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Sheepmount (ea:765512). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/sheepmount

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