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Thornfield Avenue water level

River gauge, Whitewell Brook, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.39m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 1.94 m Lowest on record 0.32 m

History

0.400.450.50mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.400.450.50mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.40.50.6mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.40.50.6mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Whitewell Brook at Thornfield Avenue is running below normal at 0.39 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.40 m to 1.09 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.63 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
0.40 m – 1.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.34 m – 0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.34 m – 0.52 m
Highest on record
1.94 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.32 mJuly 20, 2015

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

18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 12° 6° 2.3 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 16 mm, 79% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 4° 5.4 mm, 86% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 9° 2° 0.3 mm, 62% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 7° 5° 31 mm, 88% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 8.0 mm, 68% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Holt Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.20 m Normal +0.01 m 0.4 km
RawtenstallRiver gauge, Limey Water 0.16 m Normal ±0 2.6 km
Throstle MillRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.49 m Normal +0.01 m 3.4 km
Irwell ValeRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.35 m Normal +0.01 m 4.7 km
StubbinsRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.15 m Normal +0.01 m 5.3 km
Little BridgeRiver gauge, Ogden Brook 0.04 m Low ±0 5.4 km
Ramsbottom WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.34 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.47 m High ±0 7.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Whitewell Brook at Thornfield Avenue?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.40 m to 1.09 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 0.39 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Thornfield Avenue today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.39 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Thornfield Avenue rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Thornfield Avenue normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Thornfield Avenue?

The highest level on record is 1.94 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.32 m on July 20, 2015.

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:690105 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.69474, -2.25185 (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 0.39 m 2026-10-19 13:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Thornfield Avenue (ea:690105). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/thornfield-avenue

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