Six Arches water level

What this means

The River Wyre at Six Arches is at 0.41 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.40 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.40 m (+0.01 m).

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.39 m and 1.63 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

0.40 m0.00 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.31 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Normal range

0.25 m – 2.52 m

Same day last year

0.40 m+0.01 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

0.39 m – 1.63 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.27 m – 1.45 m

Highest on record

2.77 mAugust 22, 2016

Lowest on record

0.24 mJune 27, 2010