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Stoney Lane water level

River gauge, Whitley Beck, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.09 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

-0.000.050.10mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Whitley Beck at Stoney Lane is running at a record low at 0.02 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.03 m, from October 24, 2019. The usual range here runs from 0.04 m to 0.50 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.01 m and 0.35 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.04 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.01 m – 0.35 m
Highest on record
1.09 mNovember 1, 2020
Lowest on record
0.03 mOctober 24, 2019
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

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

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 15° 7° 0.1 mm, 33% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 8.2 mm, 98% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 1.5 mm, 79% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 3.3 mm, 77% Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 13° 8° 22 mm, 84% Wind 42 km/h
24 Sat 12° 8° 3.3 mm, 75% Wind 40 km/h
25 Sun 16° 9° 10 mm, 81% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 58%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
GalgateRiver gauge, River Conder 0.24 m Normal −0.02 m 0.3 km
Glasson DockRiver gauge, River Lune 1.20 m Very low +0.72 m 4.1 km
Burrow BeckRiver gauge 0.19 m Normal −0.01 m 5.4 km
Six ArchesRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.38 m Normal −0.02 m 6.0 km
Lancaster QuayRiver gauge, River Lune 2.22 m Very low −0.01 m 7.1 km
Abbeystead ReservoirRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.08 m Normal ±0 7.4 km
Skerton WeirRiver gauge, River Lune 0.74 m Normal −0.02 m 8.1 km
Pilling, BroadfleetRiver gauge, Broad Fleet 0.97 m Normal −0.02 m 10 km

Questions and answers

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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stoney Lane today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stoney Lane rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stoney Lane normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stoney Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.09 m on November 1, 2020. The lowest is 0.03 m on October 24, 2019.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:724830 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.99113, -2.78751 (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 0.02 m 2026-10-19 08:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stoney Lane (ea:724830). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/stoney-lane

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