Croston water level
River gauge, River Yarrow, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Yarrow at Croston is at 0.32 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.32 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.28 m, a difference of +0.04 m.
It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.26 m and 0.51 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
- 0.32 m0.01 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.26 m – 0.51 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.23 m – 1.30 m
- Same day last year
- 0.28 m+0.04 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.26 m – 0.51 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.26 m – 0.77 m
- Highest on record
- 2.99 mDecember 26, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.18 mAugust 22, 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 Yarrow
The River Yarrow is in Lancashire, with its source at an area called Will Narr at Hordern Stoops, along Spitlers Edge - the Chorley/Blackburn boundary - on the West Pennine Moors. The river feeds the Yarrow Reservoir, which in turn feeds the Anglezarke and Upper and Lower Rivington Reservoirs. Upon leaving the reservoirs via a pumping station, the river passes through an area that was formerly known as Abyssinia. Currently, this area is within the boundaries of Heath Charnock and Limbrick, but the original name was given because it was a route frequented by coal miners, and the workers were said to look like natives of Abyssinia : until the mid 20th century it was usual for miners to return from work covered in coal dust.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Yarrow
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Bridge CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow | 0.66 m | Low | −0.11 m | 1.3 km |
| Croston DamRiver gauge, River Yarrow | 0.95 m | High | ±0 | 2.3 km |
| Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 5.5 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlewood BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock | 0.55 m | Normal | −0.11 m | 1.7 km |
| Eccleston Heskin BridgeRiver gauge, Syd Brook | 0.57 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 3.5 km |
| Wanes BladesRiver gauge, River Douglas | 0.37 m | Normal | −0.18 m | 5.8 km |
| ParboldRiver gauge, River Douglas | 0.16 m | Normal | −0.12 m | 7.5 km |
| Appley BridgeRiver gauge, River Douglas | 0.51 m | Normal | −0.08 m | 9.1 km |
| Bamber BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock | 0.17 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 9.7 km |
| Chorley Haworth RoadRiver gauge, Black Brook | 0.20 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 9.8 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Yarrow at Croston higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.28 m.
What is a normal level for the River Yarrow at Croston in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.26 m and 0.51 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 0.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Croston today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.32 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Croston rising or falling?
Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Croston 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 Croston?
The highest level on record is 2.99 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.18 m on August 22, 1976.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:700408(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.65588, -2.76043(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 | 0.32 m | 2026-10-17 21:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Croston (ea:700408). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/croston
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