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Bamber Bridge water level

River gauge, River Lostock, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.19 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bamber Bridge reads 0.15 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m, based on 19 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m (+0.08 m).

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.07 m and 0.42 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.16 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.29 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 1.60 m
Same day last year
0.08 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.55 m
Highest on record
2.19 mJune 22, 2012
Lowest on record
0.02 mJuly 19, 2006

On the river at Bamber Bridge

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.

About the River Lostock

River Lostock

The River Lostock is a river in Lancashire, England.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 5° 0.3 mm, 35% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 13° 8° 10 mm, 69% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 2.9 mm, 75% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 2.7 mm, 55% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 10° 6° 4.7 mm, 90% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Lostock

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Littlewood BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock 0.51 m Normal −0.08 m 8.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Blue BridgeRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.29 m Low −0.08 m 2.3 km
Walton-Le-DaleRiver gauge, River Ribble 0.24 m Normal −0.13 m 3.2 km
PenworthamRiver gauge, River Ribble 1.89 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 4.2 km
SamlesburyRiver gauge, River Ribble 1.17 m Normal −0.15 m 5.8 km
Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.11 m Normal −0.02 m 7.7 km
Croston DamRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.95 m High ±0 8.3 km
Chorley Haworth RoadRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.20 m Normal −0.01 m 8.7 km
CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.30 m Low −0.04 m 9.7 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Lostock at Bamber Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Lostock at Bamber Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.29 m, based on 19 years of records.

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 Bamber Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bamber Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bamber Bridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bamber Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.19 m on June 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 19, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:700515 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.72464, -2.67013 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-18 05:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bamber Bridge (ea:700515). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/bamber-bridge

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