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Abbeystead Reservoir water level

River gauge, River Wyre, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

-1 0 1 Highest onrecord 1.12 m Lowest on record -1.00 m

History

History
0.050.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.150.20mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The River Wyre at Abbeystead Reservoir is at 0.09 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 0.07 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.05 m and 0.66 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
0.09 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.10 m – 0.60 m
Same day last year
0.07 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.05 m – 0.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.48 m
Highest on record
1.12 mOctober 23, 1980
Lowest on record
−1.00 mAugust 27, 1976

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.

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

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 14° 4° 0.7 mm, 22% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 8.7 mm, 70% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 6.3 mm, 78% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 10° 6° 3.0 mm, 73% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 7° 2° – Wind 20 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 5.4 mm, 93% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wyre

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Six ArchesRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.39 m Normal −0.03 m 7.6 km
GarstangRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.31 m Normal −0.03 m 11 km
Kirkland BridgeRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.55 m Low −0.04 m 13 km
CatterallRiver gauge, River Wyre 7.02 m Normal ±0 15 km
St MichaelsRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.42 m Normal −0.05 m 16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stoney LaneRiver gauge, Whitley Beck 0.02 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 7.4 km
GalgateRiver gauge, River Conder 0.24 m Normal −0.02 m 7.7 km
Burrow BeckRiver gauge 0.19 m Normal −0.02 m 9.6 km
Footholme FlumeRiver gauge, River Dunsop 0.52 m Normal −0.04 m 9.6 km
Glasson DockRiver gauge, River Lune 2.35 m Normal +1.32 m 11 km
CatonRiver gauge, River Lune 0.60 m Normal −0.06 m 12 km
Skerton WeirRiver gauge, River Lune 0.75 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km
Lancaster QuayRiver gauge, River Lune 2.22 m Very low ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Wyre at Abbeystead Reservoir higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.07 m.

What is a normal level for the River Wyre at Abbeystead Reservoir in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.17 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Abbeystead Reservoir today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Abbeystead Reservoir rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Abbeystead Reservoir 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 Abbeystead Reservoir?

The highest level on record is 1.12 m on October 23, 1980. The lowest is −1.00 m on August 27, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:720101 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.97870, -2.67710 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-18 15:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Abbeystead Reservoir (ea:720101). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/abbeystead-reservoir

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.