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Davis Road water level

River gauge, River Birket, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.75m Down 0.22 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.27 m Lowest on record 0.34 m

History

0.50.81.01.3mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.50.81.01.3mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mDec 2025Feb 2026May 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mDec 2025May 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Birket at Davis Road is above normal at 0.75 m.

That puts it 0.27 m above the median of 0.48 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.

It has dropped 0.22 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.52 m and 1.44 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
0.48 m0.27 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.39 m – 0.85 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.41 m – 1.19 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.52 m – 1.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.40 m – 1.39 m
Highest on record
3.27 mJanuary 21, 2021
Lowest on record
0.34 mOctober 16, 2009

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 1.6 mm, 31% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 3.6 mm, 61% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 2.4 mm, 71% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 4.5 mm, 54% Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 10° 9° 37 mm, 86% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Birket

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Fornalls BridgeRiver gauge, River Birket 0.31 m Normal −0.03 m 4.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Acton LaneRiver gauge, Arrowe Brook 0.14 m Normal −0.02 m 2.8 km
KirkbyRiver gauge, River Alt 0.26 m Normal −0.06 m 13 km
Dovers BridgeRiver gauge, Dovers Brook 0.55 m Normal −0.15 m 14 km
Winster DriveRiver gauge, Netherley Brook 0.49 m Normal −0.13 m 18 km
Chase Way, Ellesmere PortRiver gauge, Rivacre Brook 0.16 m Low −0.02 m 19 km
Dyers laneRiver gauge, Sandy Brook 0.07 m Normal −0.02 m 21 km
Knolls Bridge, ChesterRiver gauge, Finchett's Gutter 5.82 m Very high +0.02 m 25 km
Ellamsbridge Road, St HelensRiver gauge, Sutton Mill Brook 0.09 m Low −0.08 m 26 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Birket at Davis Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.48 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.39 m and 0.85 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.75 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Davis Road today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was 0.75 m. Down 0.22 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Davis Road rising or falling?

Down 0.22 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Davis Road normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Davis Road?

The highest level on record is 3.27 m on January 21, 2021. The lowest is 0.34 m on October 16, 2009.

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:685513 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.41189, -3.08878 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.75 m 2026-10-17 21:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Davis Road (ea:685513). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/davis-road

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