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Castle Irwell Inlet water level

River gauge, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Water level

2.19m Steady over the last 24 hours

2.0 2.5

History

History
2.22.4mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 202.22.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
2.02.53.03.5mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 202.02.53.03.5mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level

What this means

The latest river level reported for Castle Irwell Inlet is 2.19 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.06 m and 3.47 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.09 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.06 m – 3.47 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.08 m – 2.97 m

On the river at Castle Irwell Inlet

There is no published typical range for this gauge yet, so anglers and canoeists are best guided by the trend.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 2.3 mm, 63% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 9° 9.5 mm, 69% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 1.0 mm, 63% Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 5.4 mm, 45% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 2.0 mm, 89% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 66%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Manchester RacecourseRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.91 m Normal +0.01 m 0.7 km
Littleton Road RiverRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.80 m Low +0.01 m 1.1 km
Adelphi WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.24 m Normal ±0 2.3 km
Collyhurst WeirRiver gauge, River Irk 0.14 m Low +0.01 m 3.3 km
London RoadRiver gauge, River Medlock 0.08 m Low −0.01 m 4.6 km
Gurney StreetRiver gauge, River Medlock 0.26 m Normal +0.05 m 4.9 km
Chestnut RoadRiver gauge, Worsley Brook 0.07 m Low ±0 6.7 km
Pioneer MillsRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.29 m Very low +0.02 m 6.9 km

Questions and answers

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

What is the water level of Castle Irwell Inlet today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 2.19 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Castle Irwell Inlet rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Castle Irwell Inlet normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

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

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:690554
Coordinates
53.50500, -2.27527 (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 2.19 m 2026-10-20 05:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Castle Irwell Inlet (ea:690554). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/castle-irwell-inlet

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.