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Trawden Brook water level

River gauge, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.68 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.050.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.2mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.2mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Trawden Brook is at 0.08 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.10 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.05 m (+0.03 m).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.36 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.10 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.04 m – 1.39 m
Same day last year
0.05 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 0.37 m
Highest on record
1.68 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.03 mJuly 10, 2010

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

18 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 3.2 mm, 92% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 9.7 mm, 75% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.5 mm, 71% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 10° 5° 1.2 mm, 72% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 7° 3° – Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 2.7 mm, 86% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Carry BridgeRiver gauge, Colne Water 0.15 m Normal −0.05 m 1.3 km
KelbrookRiver gauge, Kelbrook Beck 0.18 m Normal −0.02 m 5.2 km
ReedyfordRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.41 m Low −0.05 m 5.5 km
LomeshayeRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.25 m Normal −0.04 m 6.3 km
Earby New CutRiver gauge, Earby Beck 0.35 m High −0.05 m 6.9 km
Earby Youth HostelRiver gauge, Earby Beck 0.09 m Normal −0.01 m 7.4 km
Barden LaneRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.28 m Normal −0.05 m 8.4 km
Thompson ParkRiver gauge, River Brun 0.31 m Very low −0.02 m 8.8 km

Questions and answers

How does Trawden Brook compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.05 m.

What is a normal level for Trawden Brook in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.20 m, based on 18 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Trawden Brook today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Trawden Brook rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Trawden Brook normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Trawden Brook?

The highest level on record is 1.68 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.03 m on July 10, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:712175 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.85220, -2.14002 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-18 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Trawden Brook (ea:712175). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/trawden-brook

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