Throstle Mill water level

Name: Throstle Mill 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

0.48m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST (37 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Throstle Mill, where the gauge shows 0.48 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.30 m to 1.50 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.41 m – 0.71 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: 0.30 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.41 m – 0.71 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.41 m – 0.61 m
Highest on record: 2.28 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.27 mJune 30, 2014

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

18 Sun 10° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 13° 7° 3.1 mm, 71% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 11° 6° 8.8 mm, 72% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 9° 5° 1.1 mm, 75% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 10° 4° 1.5 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 6° 4° – Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 8° 4° 4.2 mm, 85% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on the River Irwell

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Holt Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.20 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.8 km
Irwell ValeRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.34 m	Normal	−0.04 m	8.0 km
StubbinsRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.14 m	Normal	−0.04 m	8.4 km
Ramsbottom WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.36 m	Normal	−0.05 m	9.2 km
Bury GroundRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.35 m	Normal	−0.04 m	13 km
Pioneer MillsRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.30 m	Very low	−0.06 m	17 km
KearsleyRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.82 m	Normal	−0.08 m	20 km
Littleton Road RiverRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.83 m	Low	−0.07 m	22 km
Manchester RacecourseRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.94 m	Normal	−0.08 m	23 km
Adelphi WeirRiver gauge, River Irwell	0.26 m	Normal	−0.07 m	24 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Thornfield AvenueRiver gauge, Whitewell Brook	0.40 m	Low	−0.02 m	3.4 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder	0.47 m	High	−0.03 m	4.8 km
RawtenstallRiver gauge, Limey Water	0.17 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.7 km
WalsdenRiver gauge, Walsden Water	0.03 m	Very low	−0.01 m	6.6 km
Todmorden SalfordRiver gauge, Walsden Water	0.35 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.6 km
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder	0.45 m	Normal	−0.03 m	7.1 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder	0.21 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Irwell at Throstle Mill?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.30 m to 1.50 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 0.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Throstle Mill today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST, the water level was 0.48 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Throstle Mill rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Throstle Mill 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 Throstle Mill?

The highest level on record is 2.28 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is 0.27 m on June 30, 2014.

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:690115 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.69866, -2.20070 (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	0.48 m	2026-10-18 04:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Throstle Mill (ea:690115). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/throstle-mill

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