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Caton water level

River gauge, River Lune, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.66m Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 8 Highest onrecord 8.17 m Lowest on record 0.12 m

History

History
0.51.01.5mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
123mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range123mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0123mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0123mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mJanMarMayJulSepNov202612mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Lune at Caton is at 0.66 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m above the median of 0.59 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.47 m (+0.19 m).

It has dropped 0.09 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.43 m and 2.27 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
0.59 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.42 m – 1.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.28 m – 3.60 m
Same day last year
0.47 m+0.19 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.43 m – 2.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.26 m – 2.56 m
Highest on record
8.17 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
0.12 mAugust 25, 1984

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 Lune

River Lune

The River Lune is a river 53 miles (85 km) in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.

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

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 12 km/h
18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 11 km/h
19 Mon 15° 1° – Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 13° 5° 3.9 mm, 35% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 9° 8.9 mm, 67% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 10° 7° 4.0 mm, 61% Wind 33 km/h
23 Fri 11° 5° 15 mm, 82% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Lune

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Skerton WeirRiver gauge, River Lune 0.77 m Normal −0.02 m 5.0 km
Lancaster QuayRiver gauge, River Lune 2.23 m Very low ±0 7.3 km
Glasson DockRiver gauge, River Lune 3.72 m Normal +1.35 m 12 km
KillingtonRiver gauge, River Lune 0.51 m Normal −0.05 m 27 km
Lunes BridgeRiver gauge, River Lune 0.62 m Normal −0.06 m 38 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Burrow BeckRiver gauge 0.22 m Normal −0.06 m 6.0 km
HornbyRiver gauge, River Wenning 0.39 m Normal −0.03 m 6.5 km
High River KeerRiver gauge, River Keer 0.23 m Normal −0.02 m 6.6 km
WrayRiver gauge, River Hindburn 0.40 m Normal −0.06 m 8.1 km
WenningtonRiver gauge, River Wenning 0.34 m Normal −0.03 m 9.9 km
Stoney LaneRiver gauge, Whitley Beck 0.03 m Very low −0.02 m 11 km
GalgateRiver gauge, River Conder 0.27 m Normal −0.05 m 11 km
Abbeystead ReservoirRiver gauge, River Wyre 0.09 m Normal −0.05 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Lune at Caton compare with last year?

It is 0.19 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.47 m.

What is a normal level for the River Lune at Caton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.59 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.42 m and 1.05 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 0.66 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Caton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST, the water level was 0.66 m. Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Caton rising or falling?

Down 0.09 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.87 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Caton 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 Caton?

The highest level on record is 8.17 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.12 m on August 25, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:724629 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.08134, -2.72203 (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 0.66 m 2026-10-17 16:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Caton (ea:724629). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/caton

How we check values

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