Glasson Dock water level

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

River gauge, River Lune, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

3.31m Up 0.74 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Lune at Glasson Dock is at 3.31 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 2.00 m to 8.00 m.

It has risen 0.74 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 7.03 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: 2.00 m – 8.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.10 m – 7.03 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.05 m – 4.76 m
Highest on record: 7.19 mNovember 8, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.59 mNovember 9, 2025

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 Lune

The River Lune is a river 53 miles (85 km) in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 15° 6° 0.7 mm, 25% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 10 mm, 73% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 6.5 mm, 75% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 4.7 mm, 75% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 9° 3° 0.4 mm, 94% Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 11° 3° 5.4 mm, 93% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Lune

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lancaster QuayRiver gauge, River Lune	2.22 m	Very low	±0	6.1 km
Skerton WeirRiver gauge, River Lune	0.75 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.1 km
CatonRiver gauge, River Lune	0.60 m	Normal	−0.06 m	12 km
KillingtonRiver gauge, River Lune	0.48 m	Normal	−0.03 m	39 km
Lunes BridgeRiver gauge, River Lune	0.58 m	Normal	−0.03 m	50 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
GalgateRiver gauge, River Conder	0.24 m	Normal	−0.03 m	3.7 km
Stoney LaneRiver gauge, Whitley Beck	0.02 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	4.1 km
Burrow BeckRiver gauge	0.19 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.3 km
Pilling, BroadfleetRiver gauge, Broad Fleet	0.99 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.3 km
Six ArchesRiver gauge, River Wyre	0.39 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.5 km
Preesall Pumping Station, Cockers DykeRiver gauge, Cockers Dyke	0.91 m	Very high	−0.05 m	9.7 km
Abbeystead ReservoirRiver gauge, River Wyre	0.09 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
GarstangRiver gauge, River Wyre	0.32 m	Normal	−0.04 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Lune at Glasson Dock?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 2.00 m to 8.00 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 3.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Glasson Dock today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:30 BST, the water level was 3.31 m. Up 0.74 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Glasson Dock rising or falling?

Up 0.74 m over the last 24 hours. Up 2.76 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Glasson Dock 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 Glasson Dock?

The highest level on record is 7.19 m on November 8, 2025. The lowest is 0.59 m on November 9, 2025.

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:724839 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.99882, -2.84813 (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	3.31 m	2026-10-18 17:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Glasson Dock (ea:724839). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/glasson-dock

How we check values

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