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Parbold water level

River gauge, River Douglas, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.16m Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.60 m Lowest on record -0.03 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom 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
-0.00.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Douglas at Parbold is at 0.16 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.08 m, a difference of +0.08 m.

It has dropped 0.13 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.53 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.19 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
0.10 m – 2.93 m
Same day last year
0.08 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.01 m – 1.47 m
Highest on record
3.60 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.03 mSeptember 26, 2009

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 Douglas

River Douglas, Lancashire

The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland or Astland, flows through parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in North West England. It is a tributary of the River Ribble and has several tributaries, the major ones being the River Tawd and the River Yarrow.

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

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
18 Sun 12° 2° 0.3 mm Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 0.6 mm, 59% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 2.4 mm, 65% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 3.6 mm, 47% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 9° 8° 38 mm, 77% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Douglas

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wanes BladesRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.38 m Normal −0.27 m 2.4 km
Appley BridgeRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.51 m Normal −0.11 m 3.7 km
Red RockRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.16 m Normal −0.04 m 9.0 km
WiganRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.16 m Normal −0.04 m 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Eccleston Heskin BridgeRiver gauge, Syd Brook 0.58 m Normal −0.04 m 6.8 km
CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.32 m Normal −0.05 m 7.5 km
Castle Bridge CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.67 m Low −0.14 m 8.0 km
Dyers laneRiver gauge, Sandy Brook 0.08 m Normal −0.03 m 8.1 km
Croston DamRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.95 m High ±0 8.3 km
Littlewood BridgeRiver gauge, River Lostock 0.56 m Normal −0.14 m 9.2 km
Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow 0.13 m Normal −0.04 m 9.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Douglas at Parbold higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Douglas at Parbold in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.55 m, based on 20 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Parbold today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Parbold rising or falling?

Down 0.13 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Parbold normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Parbold?

The highest level on record is 3.60 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is −0.03 m on September 26, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:700311 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.58879, -2.77360 (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 0.16 m 2026-10-17 18:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Parbold (ea:700311). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/parbold

How we check values

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