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Bollington Mill water level

River gauge, River Bollin, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.30m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.50 m Lowest on record 0.20 m

History

History
0.30.40.5mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.30.40.5mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.40.6mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Bollington Mill reads 0.30 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.32 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.27 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.23 m and 0.54 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.32 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.25 m – 0.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.26 m – 1.00 m
Same day last year
0.27 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.23 m – 0.54 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.22 m – 0.94 m
Highest on record
1.50 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record
0.20 mJuly 5, 2010

On the river at Bollington Mill

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 Bollin

River Bollin

The River Bollin is a major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England. It flows for about 30 miles from its source in the Pennine foothills through Macclesfield, Wilmslow, passing under Manchester Airport, before flowing into the Mersey section of the Manchester Ship Canal at Warburton.

Read more on Wikipedia

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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.

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.1 mm, 84% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 8.7 mm, 100% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 10° 7° 10 mm, 70% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 1.4 mm, 81% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 25 mm, 88% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 10° 7° 4.1 mm, 75% Wind 21 km/h
25 Sun 15° 10° 11 mm, 72% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the River Bollin

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WilmslowRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.17 m Low ±0 13 km
PrestburyRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.31 m Normal +0.01 m 20 km
Old Mill LaneRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.14 m Normal ±0 24 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PartingtonRiver gauge, Sinderland Brook 0.14 m Low ±0 3.4 km
Flixton BridgeRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.33 m Low −0.01 m 6.8 km
Ashton WeirRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.48 m Normal +0.08 m 7.7 km
Northern MoorRiver gauge, Baguley Brook 0.20 m Normal ±0 8.0 km
Ferry Lane, WarringtonRiver gauge, Manchester ship canal 0.32 m Normal −0.03 m 8.1 km
Little Woolden HallRiver gauge, Glaze Brook 0.53 m Very low ±0 8.2 km
WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey 3.67 m Low −0.12 m 10 km
NorthendenRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.34 m Normal +0.04 m 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Bollin at Bollington Mill higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.27 m.

What is a normal level for the River Bollin at Bollington Mill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.25 m and 0.49 m, based on 20 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 0.30 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bollington Mill today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.30 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bollington Mill 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 Bollington Mill normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bollington Mill?

The highest level on record is 1.50 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.20 m on July 5, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:693515 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.38005, -2.40659 (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 0.30 m 2026-10-19 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bollington Mill (ea:693515). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/bollington-mill

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