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Kelbrook water level

River gauge, Kelbrook Beck, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.18m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.46 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Kelbrook Beck at Kelbrook is at 0.18 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m (+0.03 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.13 m and 0.41 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
0.18 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 0.34 m
Same day last year
0.16 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.13 m – 0.41 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.39 m
Highest on record
1.46 mSeptember 12, 2016
Lowest on record
0.02 mJuly 8, 2018

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

17 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 11° 4° 0.1 mm Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 4.0 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 2.4 mm, 49% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 2.1 mm, 67% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 12° 1° 3.0 mm, 59% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° 35 mm, 88% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Earby New CutRiver gauge, Earby Beck 0.36 m High −0.06 m 1.8 km
Earby Youth HostelRiver gauge, Earby Beck 0.09 m Normal −0.02 m 2.5 km
Carry BridgeRiver gauge, Colne Water 0.16 m Normal −0.07 m 4.9 km
Trawden BrookRiver gauge 0.08 m Normal −0.03 m 5.2 km
ReedyfordRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.41 m Low −0.11 m 7.6 km
Broughton HallRiver gauge, Broughton Beck 0.19 m Normal −0.05 m 8.3 km
LomeshayeRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.26 m Normal −0.08 m 8.8 km
Glusburn BridgeRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck 0.29 m Normal −0.05 m 9.2 km

Questions and answers

How does Kelbrook Beck at Kelbrook compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for Kelbrook Beck at Kelbrook in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.26 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kelbrook today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kelbrook rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kelbrook 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 Kelbrook?

The highest level on record is 1.46 m on September 12, 2016. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 8, 2018.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L15401 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.89863, -2.14928 (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 0.18 m 2026-10-17 22:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kelbrook (ea:L15401). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/kelbrook

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