Horwich Pearl Brook water level

Name: Horwich Pearl Brook water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Pearl Brook, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.30m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 08:15 BST (31 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Horwich Pearl Brook reads 0.30 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 0.70 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.28 m and 0.38 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: 0.25 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.28 m – 0.38 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.28 m – 0.35 m
Highest on record: 1.47 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.21 mJuly 25, 2021

On the river at Horwich Pearl Brook

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 13° 5° 1.1 mm, 38% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 9.0 mm, 71% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 10° 7° 3.6 mm, 69% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 3.3 mm, 49% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 7° 4° – Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° 4.5 mm, 89% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 66%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bessy BrookRiver gauge	0.05 m	Low	±0	4.3 km
Red RockRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.13 m	Low	±0	6.0 km
First AvenueRiver gauge, Borsdane Brook	0.14 m	Normal	±0	7.3 km
WiganRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.14 m	Low	±0	7.4 km
Chorley Haworth RoadRiver gauge, Black Brook	0.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.6 km
Threadfold WayRiver gauge, Eagley Brook	0.21 m	Very low	±0	8.2 km
Lilford Park, LeighRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook	0.15 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km
Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.10 m	Low	−0.02 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Horwich Pearl Brook?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 0.70 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 0.30 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Horwich Pearl Brook today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 08:15 BST, the water level was 0.30 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Horwich Pearl Brook rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Horwich Pearl Brook 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 Horwich Pearl Brook?

The highest level on record is 1.47 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.21 m on July 25, 2021.

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:700390 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.59717, -2.54876 (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	0.30 m	2026-10-20 07:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Horwich Pearl Brook (ea:700390). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/horwich-pearl-brook

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