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Pimlico Brook water level

River gauge, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.11m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.87 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.11 m, Pimlico Brook is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m below the median of 0.19 m for mid-October, based on 17 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.10 m (+0.01 m).

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.09 m and 0.31 m.

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

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.19 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.29 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 0.68 m
Same day last year
0.10 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.09 m – 0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.36 m
Highest on record
0.87 mOctober 6, 2023
Lowest on record
0.04 mJuly 13, 2010

On the river at Pimlico Brook

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

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° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 1.4 mm, 67% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 11 mm, 82% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 11° 4° 3.0 mm, 79% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 10° 0° 0.3 mm, 71% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 17 mm, 84% Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 7.0 mm, 73% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Waterloo RoadRiver gauge, Mearley Brook 0.15 m Normal −0.01 m 0.8 km
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Ribble 0.54 m Normal −0.07 m 1.8 km
Chatburn Pendle AvenueRiver gauge, Hey 0.06 m Normal ±0 2.9 km
HenthornRiver gauge, River Ribble 0.53 m Normal −0.05 m 4.1 km
Hodder PlaceRiver gauge, River Hodder 0.45 m Normal −0.04 m 4.9 km
Sabden BridgeRiver gauge, Sabden Brook 0.23 m Low −0.02 m 6.1 km
New Jumbles RockRiver gauge, River Ribble 0.42 m Normal −0.05 m 6.5 km
Whalley WeirRiver gauge, River Calder 0.44 m Normal −0.06 m 6.7 km

Questions and answers

How does Pimlico Brook compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

What is a normal level for Pimlico Brook in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.29 m, based on 17 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 0.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pimlico Brook today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Pimlico Brook rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pimlico Brook normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Pimlico Brook?

The highest level on record is 0.87 m on October 6, 2023. The lowest is 0.04 m on July 13, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:710315 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.87780, -2.38760 (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 0.11 m 2026-10-18 13:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Pimlico Brook (ea:710315). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/pimlico-brook

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