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Ewood water level

River gauge, River Darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.35m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.22 m Lowest on record 0.20 m

History

History
0.30.40.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.40.5mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Darwen at Ewood is at 0.35 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.37 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.37 m, a difference of −0.02 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.28 m and 0.96 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.37 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.30 m – 1.25 m
Same day last year
0.37 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.28 m – 0.96 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.27 m – 0.81 m
Highest on record
2.22 mJune 22, 2012
Lowest on record
0.20 mFebruary 5, 1985

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

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.

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

17 Sat 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 1.7 mm, 33% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 0.6 mm, 53% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 2.1 mm, 77% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 13° 6° 2.7 mm, 58% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° 35 mm, 88% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Darwen

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Blackburn WaterfallRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.49 m Low −0.04 m 0.7 km
Hardman WayRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.07 m Normal −0.02 m 4.4 km
Darwen Clough Street OverflowRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.53 m Normal −0.01 m 5.8 km
Blue BridgeRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.29 m Low −0.07 m 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ewood Ashville Terrace NorthRiver gauge, Ewood Mill Race −0.04 m Lowest on record ±0 0.6 km
Ewood Ashville Terrace SouthRiver gauge, Ewood Mill Race 0.02 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 0.7 km
Harrison StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater 0.42 m Normal −0.01 m 1.4 km
Gorse StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater 0.05 m Normal −0.01 m 3.3 km
MilnshawRiver gauge, River Hyndburn 0.26 m Normal ±0 8.5 km
Ribchester SchoolRiver gauge, River Ribble 0.23 m Normal −0.12 m 9.2 km
SamlesburyRiver gauge, River Ribble 1.16 m Normal −0.13 m 9.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Darwen at Ewood higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.37 m.

What is a normal level for the River Darwen at Ewood in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.37 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.55 m, based on 21 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 0.35 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ewood today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:15 BST, the water level was 0.35 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ewood rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ewood normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ewood?

The highest level on record is 2.22 m on June 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.20 m on February 5, 1985.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:713120 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.73163, -2.49062 (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 0.35 m 2026-10-18 06:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ewood (ea:713120). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/ewood

How we check values

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