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SwedenSmithills Croft Road water level
River gauge, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Right now
Latest reading
Water level
History
What this means
The Environment Agency has Smithills Croft Road at 0.19 m. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.
It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.18 m – 0.47 m.
Over the past seven days the change adds up to 0.00 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
- 0.18 m – 0.47 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.19 m – 0.28 m
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: 4.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threadfold WayRiver gauge, Eagley Brook | 0.20 m | Very low | ±0 | 2.8 km |
| Bessy BrookRiver gauge | 0.04 m | Low | ±0 | 3.5 km |
| Horwich Pearl BrookRiver gauge, Pearl Brook | 0.29 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 5.7 km |
| FarnworthRiver gauge, River Croal | 0.09 m | Low | ±0 | 6.7 km |
| KearsleyRiver gauge, River Irwell | 0.80 m | Normal | ±0 | 8.4 km |
| Darwen Clough Street OverflowRiver gauge, River Darwen | 0.52 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.4 km |
| Bury GroundRiver gauge, River Irwell | 0.34 m | Normal | ±0 | 10 km |
| First AvenueRiver gauge, Borsdane Brook | 0.14 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 10 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 0.19 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Smithills Croft Road today?
On 20 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST, the water level was 0.19 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Smithills Croft Road rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Smithills Croft Road normal?
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.
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:690440- Coordinates
53.59902, -2.46286(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 | 0.19 m | 2026-10-20 00:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Smithills Croft Road (ea:690440). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/smithills-croft-road
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