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Carry Bridge water level

River gauge, Colne Water, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.34 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.20.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mFeb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mFeb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Carry Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.15 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.18 m for mid-October, based on 17 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.06 m – 0.68 m.

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

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.18 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.08 m – 0.45 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 1.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.06 m – 0.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.57 m
Highest on record
2.34 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.04 mMay 30, 2012

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: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 2° 0.2 mm, 35% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 4.3 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 7° 9.4 mm, 72% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.5 mm, 75% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 10° 5° 1.2 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 7° 3° – Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 2.7 mm, 85% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 49%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Trawden BrookRiver gauge 0.08 m Normal −0.02 m 1.3 km
ReedyfordRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.41 m Low −0.04 m 4.3 km
KelbrookRiver gauge, Kelbrook Beck 0.18 m Normal −0.01 m 4.9 km
LomeshayeRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.25 m Normal −0.04 m 5.2 km
Earby New CutRiver gauge, Earby Beck 0.34 m High −0.05 m 6.7 km
Earby Youth HostelRiver gauge, Earby Beck 0.09 m Normal −0.01 m 7.3 km
Barden LaneRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.28 m Normal −0.04 m 7.6 km
Thompson ParkRiver gauge, River Brun 0.31 m Very low −0.02 m 8.1 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Colne Water at Carry Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.08 m and 0.45 m, based on 17 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 Carry Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 11:45 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Carry Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Carry Bridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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

The highest level on record is 2.34 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.04 m on May 30, 2012.

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:712170 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.85477, -2.15899 (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 10:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Carry Bridge (ea:712170). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/carry-bridge

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