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Lomeshaye water level

River gauge, Pendle Water, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.24m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.22 m Lowest on record 0.13 m

History

0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Pendle Water at Lomeshaye is at 0.24 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.27 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.19 m (+0.05 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.15 m and 0.95 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.27 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.19 m – 0.54 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.17 m – 2.39 m
Same day last year
0.19 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.15 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.86 m
Highest on record
3.22 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.13 mJuly 1, 2009

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 Pendle Water

Pendle Water

Pendle Water is a minor river in Lancashire, England. Rising on Pendle Hill, Pendle Water cuts a deep valley between Barley Moor and Spence Hill, where it feeds into the reservoirs of Upper and Lower Ogden.

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

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 3.0 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 13 mm, 79% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 10° 3° 3.9 mm, 86% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 9° 1° 0.3 mm, 62% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 7° 5° 26 mm, 88% Wind 26 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 4.0 mm, 68% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Pendle Water

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ReedyfordRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.42 m Low ±0 1.2 km
Barden LaneRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.27 m Normal −0.02 m 3.0 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Thompson ParkRiver gauge, River Brun 0.30 m Very low −0.01 m 4.4 km
Active WayRiver gauge, River Calder 0.62 m Normal −0.01 m 5.1 km
Carry BridgeRiver gauge, Colne Water 0.14 m Normal −0.03 m 5.2 km
Oxford RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.23 m Very low ±0 5.6 km
Trawden BrookRiver gauge 0.07 m Low −0.01 m 6.3 km
Padiham Town CentreRiver gauge, River Calder 0.30 m Low −0.02 m 6.7 km
Dryden StreetRiver gauge, Shaw Brook Tributary 0.21 m Low −0.01 m 6.7 km
Sabden BridgeRiver gauge, Sabden Brook 0.23 m Low −0.01 m 6.8 km

Questions and answers

How does the Pendle Water at Lomeshaye compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.19 m.

What is a normal level for the Pendle Water at Lomeshaye in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.27 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.19 m and 0.54 m, based on 20 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lomeshaye today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lomeshaye rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lomeshaye normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lomeshaye?

The highest level on record is 3.22 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.13 m on July 1, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:712130 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.83631, -2.23230 (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 0.24 m 2026-10-18 20:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lomeshaye (ea:712130). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/lomeshaye

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