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Ferry Lane, Warrington water level

River gauge, Manchester ship canal, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.49m Up 0.15 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.94 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

0.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.40.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Ferry Lane, Warrington, where the gauge shows 0.49 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.30 m to 2.04 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.15 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.14 m – 0.81 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 – 2.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.81 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.22 m – 0.59 m
Highest on record
1.94 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record
0.03 mSeptember 30, 2021

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.9 mm, 38% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 7.6 mm, 71% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 1.7 mm, 69% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 3.9 mm, 49% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 11° 6° 1.8 mm, 89% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey 3.60 m Very low −0.16 m 2.2 km
Higham AvenueRiver gauge, Sankey Brook 0.36 m Normal −0.07 m 5.9 km
Liverpool RoadRiver gauge, Sankey Brook 1.45 m Low −0.05 m 6.3 km
Little Woolden HallRiver gauge, Glaze Brook 0.50 m Very low −0.07 m 7.1 km
Causey BridgeRiver gauge, Sankey Brook 0.26 m Normal −0.04 m 7.6 km
Bollington MillRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.29 m Normal −0.02 m 8.1 km
PartingtonRiver gauge, Sinderland Brook 0.13 m Low −0.03 m 8.2 km
Fiddlers FerryRiver gauge, River Mersey 2.02 m Very low −0.29 m 8.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Manchester ship canal at Ferry Lane, Warrington?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.30 m to 2.04 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 0.49 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ferry Lane, Warrington today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST, the water level was 0.49 m. Up 0.15 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ferry Lane, Warrington rising or falling?

Up 0.15 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ferry Lane, Warrington 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 Ferry Lane, Warrington?

The highest level on record is 1.94 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.03 m on September 30, 2021.

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:693544 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.38485, -2.52879 (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 0.49 m 2026-10-18 12:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ferry Lane, Warrington (ea:693544). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/ferry-lane-warrington

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