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Gurney Street water level

River gauge, River Medlock, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.26m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.37 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

History
0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.30.50.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom 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 River Medlock at Gurney Street is at 0.26 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 0.23 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.36 m (−0.10 m).

It has risen 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.15 m and 0.79 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.23 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.12 m – 0.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 2.57 m
Same day last year
0.36 m−0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.15 m – 0.79 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.16 m – 0.62 m
Highest on record
3.37 mJuly 28, 2019
Lowest on record
0.04 mJuly 12, 2010

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Medlock

River Medlock

The River Medlock in Greater Manchester, England, rises in east Oldham and flows south and west for 10 miles to join the River Irwell in Manchester city centre.

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

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 1.4 mm, 63% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 9.1 mm, 69% Wind 6 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 0.8 mm, 63% Wind 14 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 3.9 mm, 45% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° – Wind 19 km/h
24 Sat 11° 6° 1.5 mm, 89% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the River Medlock

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
London RoadRiver gauge, River Medlock 0.08 m Low −0.01 m 1.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Collyhurst WeirRiver gauge, River Irk 0.14 m Low +0.01 m 1.8 km
Adelphi WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.24 m Normal ±0 3.6 km
Manchester RacecourseRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.91 m Normal +0.01 m 4.4 km
Littleton Road RiverRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.80 m Low +0.01 m 6.0 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame 0.14 m Normal +0.02 m 7.9 km
Broomstairs BridgeRiver gauge, River Tame 0.25 m Normal −0.01 m 8.3 km
NorthendenRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.31 m Low +0.03 m 8.5 km
BrinkswayRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.57 m Normal +0.04 m 8.6 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Medlock at Gurney Street compare with last year?

It is 0.10 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.36 m.

What is a normal level for the River Medlock at Gurney Street in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.12 m and 0.36 m, based on 18 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Gurney Street today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Gurney Street rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Gurney Street normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Gurney Street?

The highest level on record is 3.37 m on July 28, 2019. The lowest is 0.04 m on July 12, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:690715 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.48102, -2.21251 (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 0.26 m 2026-10-20 05:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Gurney Street (ea:690715). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/gurney-street

How we check values

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