Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid water level

Name: Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Horsebridge Dyke, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Far below the normal range

Water level

0.17m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST (26 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Horsebridge Dyke at Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid is running far below normal at 0.17 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 1.80 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.15 m (May 24, 2022).

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.15 m and 0.55 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: 0.20 m – 1.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.15 m – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.15 m – 0.45 m
Highest on record: 1.76 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.15 mMay 24, 2022

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 12° 10° 15 mm, 100% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 9° 10 mm, 96% Wind 36 km/h

22 Thu 11° 6° 2.6 mm, 63% Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 11° 8° 8.8 mm, 84% Wind 46 km/h

24 Sat 11° 9° 4.5 mm, 94% Wind 39 km/h

25 Sun 15° 10° 2.2 mm, 90% Wind 38 km/h

26 Mon 14° 9° 18 mm, 71% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Preesall Pumping Station, Cockers DykeRiver gauge, Cockers Dyke	0.64 m	Low	−0.30 m	11 km
Pilling, BroadfleetRiver gauge, Broad Fleet	0.96 m	Normal	−0.02 m	12 km
St MichaelsRiver gauge, River Wyre	0.39 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
CatterallRiver gauge, River Wyre	7.02 m	Normal	±0	13 km
MyerscoughRiver gauge, Old River Brock	0.10 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Roe BridgeRiver gauge, River Brock	0.30 m	Normal	±0	14 km
Kirkland BridgeRiver gauge, River Wyre	0.52 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	15 km
GarstangRiver gauge, River Wyre	0.28 m	Low	±0	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Horsebridge Dyke at Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 1.80 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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid?

The highest level on record is 1.76 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.15 m on May 24, 2022.

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:720708 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.84487, -3.00556 (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	0.17 m	2026-10-20 09:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Poulton Cottam Hall Field Grid (ea:720708). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/poulton-cottam-hall-field-grid

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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