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Beal Bridge water level

River gauge, River Beal, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.24m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.17 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

0.100.150.200.25mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Beal Bridge reads 0.24 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.11 m to 0.72 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.17 m and 0.45 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
0.11 m – 0.72 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.17 m – 0.45 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 0.36 m
Highest on record
1.17 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.09 mJuly 28, 2006

On the river at Beal Bridge

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 Beal

River Beal

The Beal is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, and is a tributary of the River Roch. It rises in the Beal Valley in green space between Sholver and Royton, before continuing northwards through Shaw and Crompton, Newhey, Milnrow and Belfield.

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: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 4.5 mm, 92% Wind 27 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 10 mm, 72% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.7 mm, 73% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 10° 4° 2.7 mm, 48% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 7° 5° – Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 9° 5° 2.9 mm, 80% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 57%

Map

Other gauges on the River Beal

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Station RoadRiver gauge, River Beal 0.29 m Normal +0.02 m 1.5 km
Bridge Street ShawRiver gauge, River Beal 0.21 m No reference yet +0.02 m 1.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Albert Royds BridgeRiver gauge, River Roch 0.39 m Normal +0.04 m 4.2 km
LittleboroughRiver gauge, River Roch 0.16 m Normal +0.03 m 5.2 km
RochdaleRiver gauge, River Roch 0.16 m Normal +0.01 m 5.7 km
DelphRiver gauge, River Tame 0.16 m Normal +0.03 m 6.0 km
UppermillRiver gauge, River Tame 0.09 m Normal +0.02 m 8.4 km
Waggon RoadRiver gauge, River Tame 0.54 m Normal +0.05 m 10 km
WalsdenRiver gauge, Walsden Water 0.04 m Very low +0.01 m 10 km
MarsdenRiver gauge, River Colne 0.27 m Normal +0.04 m 11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Beal at Beal Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.11 m to 0.72 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Beal Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Beal Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Beal Bridge 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 Beal Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.17 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 28, 2006.

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:690200 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.59901, -2.09512 (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 0.24 m 2026-10-19 07:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Beal Bridge (ea:690200). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/beal-bridge

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