Walton-Le-Dale water level

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

River gauge, River Ribble, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.15m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST (26 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ribble at Walton-Le-Dale is running below normal at 0.15 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 3.50 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.05 m and 2.12 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: 0.15 m – 3.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.05 m – 2.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.02 m – 1.37 m
Highest on record: 5.45 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record: −0.07 mApril 22, 2009

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.

About the River Ribble

The River Ribble is a river that flows through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It has a length of approximately 75 miles from its source near Selside in Ribblesdale to its estuary on the Irish Sea.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 7° – Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 12 mm, 98% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 2.1 mm, 75% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 2.8 mm, 76% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 27 mm, 81% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 5.4 mm, 77% Wind 39 km/h

25 Sun 17° 9° 3.3 mm, 76% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 61%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ribble

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PenworthamRiver gauge, River Ribble	1.90 m	Normal	+0.02 m	2.4 km
SamlesburyRiver gauge, River Ribble	1.08 m	Low	−0.04 m	4.1 km
Ribchester SchoolRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.17 m	Low	−0.03 m	12 km
New Jumbles RockRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.40 m	Normal	−0.02 m	17 km
HenthornRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.50 m	Normal	−0.03 m	20 km
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.49 m	Normal	−0.04 m	22 km
Arnford WeirRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.37 m	Normal	−0.02 m	39 km
Penny BridgeRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.39 m	Normal	−0.03 m	43 km
Locks WeirRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.17 m	Very low	−0.02 m	45 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Blue BridgeRiver gauge, River Darwen	0.30 m	Low	+0.01 m	1.6 km
Bamber BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock	0.15 m	Normal	±0	3.2 km
Littlewood BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock	0.51 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.11 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km
Croston DamRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.95 m	High	±0	11 km
Ribchester Sarmatian BridgeRiver gauge, Boyces Brook	0.06 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Chorley Haworth RoadRiver gauge, Black Brook	0.19 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ribble at Walton-Le-Dale?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 3.50 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Walton-Le-Dale today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Walton-Le-Dale rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Walton-Le-Dale 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 Walton-Le-Dale?

The highest level on record is 5.45 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is −0.07 m on April 22, 2009.

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:713030 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.75290, -2.68044 (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	0.15 m	2026-10-19 17:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Walton-Le-Dale (ea:713030). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/walton-le-dale

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