Darwen Clough Street Overflow water level

Name: Darwen Clough Street Overflow water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.53m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST (40 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Darwen at Darwen Clough Street Overflow is at 0.53 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 1.20 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.51 m and 0.73 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 – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.51 m – 0.73 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.51 m – 0.62 m
Highest on record: 1.35 mDecember 5, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.13 mJanuary 26, 2022

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Darwen

The River Darwen runs through Darwen and Blackburn in Lancashire, England, eventually joining the River Ribble at Walton le Dale south of Preston on its way to the Ribble Estuary.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 11° 9° 13 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 10° 7° 16 mm, 91% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 9° 5° 0.6 mm, 65% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 11 mm, 94% Wind 27 km/h

24 Sat 9° 6° 3.0 mm, 88% Wind 28 km/h

25 Sun 14° 8° 4.5 mm, 94% Wind 28 km/h

26 Mon 14° 7° 30 mm, 76% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the River Darwen

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hardman WayRiver gauge, River Darwen	0.07 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.4 km
EwoodRiver gauge, River Darwen	0.35 m	Normal	+0.02 m	5.8 km
Blackburn WaterfallRiver gauge, River Darwen	0.50 m	Low	+0.02 m	6.5 km
Blue BridgeRiver gauge, River Darwen	0.31 m	Low	+0.01 m	15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ewood Ashville Terrace SouthRiver gauge, Ewood Mill Race	0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.2 km
Ewood Ashville Terrace NorthRiver gauge, Ewood Mill Race	−0.04 m	Lowest on record	±0	5.3 km
Harrison StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater	0.42 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.1 km
Gorse StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater	0.05 m	Normal	±0	7.8 km
Threadfold WayRiver gauge, Eagley Brook	0.22 m	Low	+0.02 m	8.0 km
Little BridgeRiver gauge, Ogden Brook	0.03 m	Low	±0	8.1 km
Irwell ValeRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.34 m	Normal	±0	9.1 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Darwen at Darwen Clough Street Overflow?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.10 m to 1.20 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 0.53 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Darwen Clough Street Overflow today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.53 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Darwen Clough Street Overflow rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Darwen Clough Street Overflow 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 Darwen Clough Street Overflow?

The highest level on record is 1.35 m on December 5, 2024. The lowest is 0.13 m on January 26, 2022.

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:713204 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.68379, -2.45458 (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	0.53 m	2026-10-20 17:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Darwen Clough Street Overflow (ea:713204). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/darwen-clough-street-overflow

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