River Yarrow: water levels along the river

We have 4 gauges on the River Yarrow. 1 is below normal for the date and 1 above. Low and high readings are fairly evenly spread.

The gauges are in Lancashire. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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4 gauges

River Yarrow: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Castle Bridge CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.66 m	Low	−0.13 m	40 min ago
Croston DamRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.95 m	High	±0	40 min ago
CrostonRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.32 m	Normal	−0.04 m	40 min ago
Pincock BrowRiver gauge, River Yarrow	0.13 m	Normal	−0.04 m	40 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Yarrow

The River Yarrow is in Lancashire, with its source at an area called Will Narr at Hordern Stoops, along Spitlers Edge - the Chorley/Blackburn boundary - on the West Pennine Moors. The river feeds the Yarrow Reservoir, which in turn feeds the Anglezarke and Upper and Lower Rivington Reservoirs. Upon leaving the reservoirs via a pumping station, the river passes through an area that was formerly known as Abyssinia. Currently, this area is within the boundaries of Heath Charnock and Limbrick, but the original name was given because it was a route frequented by coal miners, and the workers were said to look like natives of Abyssinia : until the mid 20th century it was usual for miners to return from work covered in coal dust.