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Folly Clough Brook water level

River gauge, Folly Clough, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Water level

0.24m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 1.92 m

History

0.250.280.30mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 180.250.280.30mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.30.4mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.30.4mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Top of normal range

What this means

The Environment Agency has the Folly Clough Brook at 0.24 m. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.23 m – 0.43 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to 0.00 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.23 m – 0.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.23 m – 0.34 m
Highest on record
1.92 mOctober 21, 2017

For anglers and canoeists

Without a reference range, compare today with the chart: a sharp rise usually means coloured water.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 12° 6° 4.5 mm, 61% Wind 28 km/h
20 Tue 10° 9° 2.1 mm, 47% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 2.1 mm, 82% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 4.5 mm, 57% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 40 mm, 92% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 52%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RawtenstallRiver gauge, Limey Water 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 2.2 km
Holt Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.19 m Normal −0.01 m 4.0 km
Thornfield AvenueRiver gauge, Whitewell Brook 0.39 m Low −0.02 m 4.1 km
Little BridgeRiver gauge, Ogden Brook 0.03 m Low −0.02 m 5.5 km
Irwell ValeRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.33 m Normal −0.02 m 5.7 km
Throstle MillRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.47 m Normal −0.02 m 6.3 km
MilnshawRiver gauge, River Hyndburn 0.26 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
StubbinsRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.14 m Normal −0.02 m 7.0 km

Questions and answers

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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Folly Clough Brook today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Folly Clough Brook rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Folly Clough Brook normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Folly Clough Brook?

The highest level on record is 1.92 m on October 21, 2017.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:690137 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.72538, -2.28556 (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 0.24 m 2026-10-18 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Folly Clough Brook (ea:690137). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/folly-clough-brook

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