Size Bridge, Tyldesley water level

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

River gauge, Ellenor Brook, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Size Bridge, Tyldesley, where the gauge shows 0.12 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 0.90 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.07 m – 0.63 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: 0.10 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.07 m – 0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.09 m – 0.34 m
Highest on record: 1.47 mJune 12, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.04 mSeptember 3, 2017

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.2 mm, 38% Wind 23 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 9.2 mm, 71% Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 1.9 mm, 69% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 3.9 mm, 49% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 2.4 mm, 89% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lilford Park, LeighRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook	0.16 m	Low	±0	3.6 km
Sportsman Street, LeighRiver gauge, Westleigh Brook	0.18 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.2 km
Chestnut RoadRiver gauge, Worsley Brook	0.06 m	Very low	±0	5.2 km
Little Woolden HallRiver gauge, Glaze Brook	0.48 m	Very low	−0.05 m	6.9 km
KearsleyRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.82 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.3 km
FarnworthRiver gauge, River Croal	0.09 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.5 km
Flixton BridgeRiver gauge, River Mersey	0.31 m	Low	−0.03 m	8.1 km
Bessy BrookRiver gauge	0.04 m	Low	±0	8.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Ellenor Brook at Size Bridge, Tyldesley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.10 m to 0.90 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Size Bridge, Tyldesley today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Size Bridge, Tyldesley rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Size Bridge, Tyldesley 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 Size Bridge, Tyldesley?

The highest level on record is 1.47 m on June 12, 2023. The lowest is 0.04 m on September 3, 2017.

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:693033 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.50161, -2.45348 (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	0.12 m	2026-10-19 13:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Size Bridge, Tyldesley (ea:693033). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/size-bridge-tyldesley

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer