Stubbins water level

Name: Stubbins water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Irwell, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.16m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Irwell at Stubbins is at 0.16 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 1.60 m.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.16 m and 0.23 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.01 m – 1.60 m
Highest on record: 2.78 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJune 10, 2007

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 Irwell

The River Irwell is a tributary of the River Mersey in north-west England. It rises at Irwell Springs on Deerplay Moor, approximately 1+1⁄2 miles north of Bacup and flows southwards for 39 mi (63 km) to meet the Mersey near Irlam Locks. The Irwell marks the boundary between Manchester and Salford, and its lower reaches have been canalised and now form part of the Manchester Ship Canal.

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° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 13° 7° 2.0 mm, 61% Wind 25 km/h

20 Tue 11° 9° 1.5 mm, 47% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 1.5 mm, 82% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 6.3 mm, 57% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 41 mm, 92% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Irwell

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Irwell ValeRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.35 m	Normal	−0.06 m	1.4 km
Ramsbottom WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.37 m	Normal	−0.06 m	1.7 km
Holt Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.20 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.9 km
Bury GroundRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.36 m	Normal	−0.05 m	7.4 km
Throstle MillRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.49 m	Normal	−0.04 m	8.4 km
Pioneer MillsRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.32 m	Very low	−0.10 m	11 km
KearsleyRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.84 m	Normal	−0.12 m	14 km
Littleton Road RiverRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.86 m	Low	−0.09 m	17 km
Manchester RacecourseRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.96 m	Normal	−0.11 m	19 km
Adelphi WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.29 m	Normal	−0.08 m	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little BridgeRiver gauge, Ogden Brook	0.05 m	Low	−0.03 m	2.4 km
RawtenstallRiver gauge, Limey Water	0.17 m	Normal	−0.04 m	4.9 km
Thornfield AvenueRiver gauge, Whitewell Brook	0.40 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.3 km
Threadfold WayRiver gauge, Eagley Brook	0.22 m	Low	−0.03 m	9.3 km
Darwen Clough Street OverflowRiver gauge, River Darwen	0.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Irwell at Stubbins?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.01 m to 1.60 m for this gauge.

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 Stubbins today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stubbins rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Stubbins normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stubbins?

The highest level on record is 2.78 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 10, 2007.

How often is this data updated?

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

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:690150 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.66489, -2.31504 (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 21:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stubbins (ea:690150). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/stubbins

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