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Lincoln Drive water level

River gauge, Millingford Brook, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Latest reading

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.52 m

History

0.30.40.5mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 200.30.40.5mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20
0.40.60.8mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 200.40.60.8mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20
Water level Top of normal range

What this means

The Environment Agency has Millingford Brook at Lincoln Drive at 0.25 m. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.25 m – 0.83 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.02 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
0.25 m – 0.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.25 m – 0.45 m
Highest on record
2.52 mJanuary 1, 2025

For anglers and canoeists

Without a reference range, compare today with the chart: a sharp rise usually means coloured water.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 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° 1.4 mm, 38% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 9.0 mm, 71% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 3.3 mm, 69% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 4.5 mm, 49% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 10° 6° 3.2 mm, 89% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 65%

Map

Other gauges on Millingford Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ivy Street, Ashton-In-MakerfieldRiver gauge, Millingford Brook 0.22 m Low ±0 0.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
First AvenueRiver gauge, Borsdane Brook 0.14 m Normal −0.01 m 6.3 km
Sportsman Street, LeighRiver gauge, Westleigh Brook 0.15 m Low ±0 6.3 km
Causey BridgeRiver gauge, Sankey Brook 0.25 m Low −0.01 m 6.7 km
WiganRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.13 m Low −0.02 m 7.1 km
Ellamsbridge Road, St HelensRiver gauge, Sutton Mill Brook 0.07 m Very low ±0 7.5 km
Lilford Park, LeighRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook 0.14 m Low −0.02 m 8.1 km
Higham AvenueRiver gauge, Sankey Brook 0.36 m Normal −0.02 m 8.7 km
Red RockRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.13 m Low ±0 11 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lincoln Drive today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lincoln Drive rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lincoln Drive normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lincoln Drive?

The highest level on record is 2.52 m on January 1, 2025.

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:694021 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.48520, -2.62472 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-20 03:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lincoln Drive (ea:694021). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/lincoln-drive

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