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Harrison Street water level

River gauge, River Blakewater, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.42m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.82 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.20.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Harrison Street, where the gauge shows 0.42 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.39 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.43 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.39 m – 0.97 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
0.39 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.26 m – 0.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 2.57 m
Same day last year
0.43 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.39 m – 0.97 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.35 m – 0.75 m
Highest on record
2.82 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.00 mJune 16, 2006

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

About the River Blakewater

River Blakewater, Lancashire

The River Blakewater is a river running through Lancashire, originally giving the name to the town of Blackburn, which meant dark coloured stream. However, the river gradually became known as Blackwater.

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

18 Sun 11° 3° 0.1 mm Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 1.7 mm, 32% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 8.3 mm, 68% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 10° 7° 2.2 mm, 78% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 2.4 mm, 55% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 19 km/h
24 Sat 9° 5° 5.1 mm, 90% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Blakewater

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Gorse StreetRiver gauge, River Blakewater 0.05 m Low −0.01 m 2.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Blackburn WaterfallRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.48 m Low −0.05 m 0.9 km
EwoodRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.34 m Normal −0.04 m 1.4 km
Ewood Ashville Terrace NorthRiver gauge, Ewood Mill Race −0.04 m Lowest on record ±0 2.0 km
Ewood Ashville Terrace SouthRiver gauge, Ewood Mill Race 0.02 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 2.1 km
Hardman WayRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.07 m Normal −0.01 m 5.8 km
Darwen Clough Street OverflowRiver gauge, River Darwen 0.52 m Normal −0.01 m 7.1 km
Ribchester SchoolRiver gauge, River Ribble 0.21 m Normal −0.09 m 7.9 km
MilnshawRiver gauge, River Hyndburn 0.26 m Normal ±0 8.2 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Blakewater at Harrison Street higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.43 m.

What is a normal level for the River Blakewater at Harrison Street in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.39 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.26 m and 0.49 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 0.42 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Harrison Street today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST, the water level was 0.42 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Harrison Street rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Harrison Street 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 Harrison Street?

The highest level on record is 2.82 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 16, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:713119 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.74439, -2.49046 (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 0.42 m 2026-10-18 15:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Harrison Street (ea:713119). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/harrison-street

How we check values

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