Parbold water level
River gauge, River Douglas, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
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
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.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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
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