Eccleston Heskin Bridge water level

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

River gauge, Syd Brook, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.56m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Syd Brook at Eccleston Heskin Bridge is at 0.56 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.52 m to 1.60 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.55 m and 0.69 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: 0.52 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.55 m – 0.69 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.55 m – 0.65 m
Highest on record: 1.83 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.55 mFebruary 28, 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.1 mm, 24% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 11 mm, 98% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 3.3 mm, 75% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 6° 3.8 mm, 76% Wind 25 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° 33 mm, 81% Wind 40 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 7.2 mm, 77% Wind 40 km/h

25 Sun 17° 9° 3.9 mm, 76% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Croston DamRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.95 m	High	±0	2.1 km
Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.11 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.2 km
CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.29 m	Low	−0.01 m	3.5 km
Littlewood BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock	0.52 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.7 km
Castle Bridge CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.63 m	Low	−0.04 m	4.8 km
Wanes BladesRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.33 m	Normal	±0	6.2 km
ParboldRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.10 m	Low	±0	6.8 km
Appley BridgeRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.47 m	Normal	±0	6.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Syd Brook at Eccleston Heskin Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.52 m to 1.60 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 0.56 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Eccleston Heskin Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the water level was 0.56 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Eccleston Heskin Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Eccleston Heskin Bridge 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 Eccleston Heskin Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.83 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.55 m on February 28, 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:700421 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.63879, -2.71552 (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	0.56 m	2026-10-19 19:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Eccleston Heskin Bridge (ea:700421). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/eccleston-heskin-bridge

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