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St Michaels water level

River gauge, River Wyre, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.43m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.01 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

History
0.40.60.8mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.40.60.8mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-024mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-024mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
123mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026123mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at St Michaels reads 0.43 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.35 m, a difference of +0.08 m.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.43 m and 0.56 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
0.44 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.29 m – 0.94 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.40 m – 4.73 m
Same day last year
0.35 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.43 m – 0.56 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.23 m – 2.84 m
Highest on record
5.01 mDecember 6, 2015
Lowest on record
0.06 mMarch 1, 1986

On the river at St Michaels

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Wyre

River Wyre

The River Wyre, in Lancashire, England, flows into the Irish Sea at Fleetwood. It is 28 miles (45 km) long and has a sheltered estuary which penetrates deep into the Fylde peninsula.

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

18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 15° 5° 0.1 mm, 32% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 10 mm, 73% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 5.3 mm, 73% Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 4.5 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 9° 2° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 5.1 mm, 90% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wyre

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CatterallRiver gauge, River Wyre 7.01 m Normal ±0 0.5 km
Kirkland BridgeRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.56 m Low −0.05 m 3.2 km
GarstangRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.32 m Normal −0.05 m 4.4 km
Six ArchesRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.40 m Normal −0.04 m 8.8 km
Abbeystead ReservoirRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.09 m Normal −0.01 m 16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Roe BridgeRiver gauge, River Brock 0.33 m Normal −0.03 m 1.8 km
MyerscoughRiver gauge, Old River Brock 0.12 m Normal −0.02 m 2.0 km
A6 BridgeRiver gauge, River Brock 0.38 m Normal −0.02 m 4.9 km
Pilling, BroadfleetRiver gauge, Broad Fleet 1.00 m High −0.03 m 9.5 km
Preesall Pumping Station, Cockers DykeRiver gauge, Cockers Dyke 0.93 m Very high −0.01 m 12 km
Poulton Cottam Hall Field GridRiver gauge, Horsebridge Dyke 0.16 m Very low ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Wyre at St Michaels higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.35 m.

What is a normal level for the River Wyre at St Michaels in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.44 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.29 m and 0.94 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of St Michaels today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST, the water level was 0.43 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is St Michaels rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of St Michaels 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 St Michaels?

The highest level on record is 5.01 m on December 6, 2015. The lowest is 0.06 m on March 1, 1986.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:720517 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.86376, -2.81787 (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 0.43 m 2026-10-18 11:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: St Michaels (ea:720517). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/st-michaels

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