Acton Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Weaver, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

2.64m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Acton Bridge, where the gauge shows 2.64 m.

The usual range here runs from 2.60 m to 3.11 m.

It is still going down, by 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.59 m – 2.80 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: 2.60 m – 3.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.59 m – 2.80 m
Highest on record: 3.18 mJanuary 6, 2025
Lowest on record: 2.54 mJuly 22, 2024

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 Weaver

The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1721 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732. An unusual clause in the enabling act of Parliament, the River Weaver Navigation Act 1720, stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable, and it was 1775 before the first payments were made. Trade continued to rise, and by 1845, over £500,000 had been given to the county.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

18 Sun 12° 3° 0.1 mm Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 0.3 mm, 25% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 4.7 mm, 33% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 14 mm, 55% Wind 35 km/h

22 Thu 11° 7° 3.8 mm, 41% Wind 30 km/h

23 Fri 11° 5° 6.4 mm, 60% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Weaver

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Pickerings CutRiver gauge, River Weaver	4.85 m	Normal	−0.04 m	2.6 km
Hayhurst BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.62 m	Normal	+0.01 m	6.0 km
AshbrookRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.39 m	Normal	−0.06 m	14 km
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.45 m	Low	+0.01 m	25 km
AudlemRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.13 m	Low	±0	33 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
RudheathRiver gauge, River Dane	0.37 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.8 km
Fiddlers FerryRiver gauge, River Mersey	2.29 m	Very low	−0.65 m	11 km
Liverpool RoadRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	1.50 m	Normal	−0.17 m	12 km
Ferry Lane, WarringtonRiver gauge, Manchester ship canal	0.31 m	Normal	−0.22 m	13 km
WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey	3.76 m	Low	−0.17 m	13 km
Higham AvenueRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	0.43 m	Normal	−0.21 m	14 km
Bridge TraffordRiver gauge, River Gowy	0.29 m	Normal	+0.01 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Weaver at Acton Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 2.60 m to 3.11 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 2.64 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Acton Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 2.64 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Acton Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Acton Bridge 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 Acton Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.18 m on January 6, 2025. The lowest is 2.54 m on July 22, 2024.

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:682218 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.27947, -2.59952 (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	2.64 m	2026-10-17 14:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Acton Bridge (ea:682218). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/acton-bridge

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer