Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge water level

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

River gauge, Boyces Brook, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 06:15 BST (21 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Boyces Brook at Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge is at 0.06 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.05 m to 1.00 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.04 m and 0.86 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: 0.05 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.04 m – 0.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.04 m – 0.47 m
Highest on record: 1.42 mDecember 31, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.00 mApril 30, 2022

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

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.2 mm, 91% Wind 29 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 12 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 11 mm, 85% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 11° -1° 0.5 mm, 63% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° 24 mm, 94% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 2.2 mm, 76% Wind 24 km/h

25 Sun 14° 8° 28 mm, 83% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ribchester SchoolRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.16 m	Low	−0.01 m	0.5 km
New Jumbles RockRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.39 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.7 km
Hodder PlaceRiver gauge, River Hodder	0.41 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.1 km
SamlesburyRiver gauge, River Ribble	1.08 m	Low	−0.02 m	7.8 km
Whalley WeirRiver gauge, River Calder	0.43 m	Normal	+0.03 m	8.0 km
HenthornRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.49 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.1 km
Harrison StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater	0.42 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.4 km
Gorse StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater	0.05 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.6 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Boyces Brook at Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.05 m to 1.00 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 06:15 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge 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 Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.42 m on December 31, 2024. The lowest is 0.00 m on April 30, 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:713038 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.81541, -2.53514 (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	0.06 m	2026-10-20 05:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Ribchester Sarmatian Bridge (ea:713038). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/ribchester-sarmatian-bridge

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