Lilford Park, Leigh water level

Name: Lilford Park, Leigh water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Atherton Lake Brook, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.15m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST (38 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Atherton Lake Brook at Lilford Park, Leigh is running below normal at 0.15 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 2.10 m.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 0.22 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: 0.20 m – 2.10 m
Highest on record: 4.51 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: −0.02 mJune 15, 2021

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.1 mm, 38% Wind 25 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 9.3 mm, 71% Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 3.0 mm, 69% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 4.2 mm, 49% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 3.6 mm, 89% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on Atherton Lake Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Howe BridgeRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook	0.06 m	No reference yet	±0	1.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sportsman Street, LeighRiver gauge, Westleigh Brook	0.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.8 km
Size Bridge, TyldesleyRiver gauge, Ellenor Brook	0.09 m	Low	±0	3.6 km
First AvenueRiver gauge, Borsdane Brook	0.15 m	Normal	±0	5.7 km
Little Woolden HallRiver gauge, Glaze Brook	0.48 m	Very low	−0.01 m	7.4 km
Bessy BrookRiver gauge	0.05 m	Low	±0	7.8 km
Chestnut RoadRiver gauge, Worsley Brook	0.07 m	Low	±0	8.8 km
Ivy Street, Ashton-In-MakerfieldRiver gauge, Millingford Brook	0.23 m	Low	+0.02 m	8.8 km
WiganRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.14 m	Low	±0	9.3 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Atherton Lake Brook at Lilford Park, Leigh?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 2.10 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lilford Park, Leigh today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lilford Park, Leigh rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lilford Park, Leigh normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lilford Park, Leigh?

The highest level on record is 4.51 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is −0.02 m on June 15, 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:693021 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.50507, -2.50686 (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	0.15 m	2026-10-20 07:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Lilford Park, Leigh (ea:693021). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/lilford-park-leigh

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