Station Road, Wigton water level

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

River gauge, Wiza Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.20m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (24 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Station Road, Wigton, where the gauge shows 0.20 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 1.00 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.15 m – 0.41 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.01 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.15 m – 0.41 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.16 m – 0.29 m
Highest on record: 2.29 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.06 mDecember 14, 2012

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 16 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

19 Mon 13° 1° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° 9.5 mm, 72% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 9° 4° 3.1 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 11° 2° 4.5 mm, 63% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 9° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° 1.8 mm, 77% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on Wiza Beck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wiza Beck Storage Basin, WigtonRiver gauge, Wiza Beck	0.08 m	Low	−0.01 m	1.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Blennerhasset BridgeRiver gauge, River Ellen	0.68 m	Normal	−0.01 m	10 km
Caldbeck Gill Beck BridgeRiver gauge, Gill Beck	0.33 m	Very low	−0.01 m	11 km
SeberghamRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	12 km
StockdalewathRiver gauge, Roe Beck	0.19 m	Very low	−0.01 m	14 km
CummersdaleRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.43 m	Normal	−0.02 m	15 km
Carlisle Raffles AvenueRiver gauge, Parham Beck	0.02 m	Low	±0	15 km
Denton HolmeRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.27 m	Normal	−0.03 m	16 km
Little Caldew MaltingsRiver gauge, Little Caldew	0.37 m	Normal	±0	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Wiza Beck at Station Road, Wigton?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.01 m to 1.00 m for this gauge.

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

What is the water level of Station Road, Wigton today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Station Road, Wigton rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Station Road, Wigton normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Station Road, Wigton?

The highest level on record is 2.29 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.06 m on December 14, 2012.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:755825 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.82745, -3.16275 (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	0.20 m	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Station Road, Wigton (ea:755825). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/station-road-wigton

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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