Hayhurst Bridge water level

Name: Hayhurst 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

0.58m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST (39 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Weaver at Hayhurst Bridge is at 0.58 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.51 m to 1.50 m.

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.56 m and 0.64 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: 0.51 m – 1.50 m
Highest on record: 3.58 mJanuary 21, 2021
Lowest on record: 0.22 mDecember 13, 1997

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

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

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 2.7 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 11° 7° 7.1 mm, 71% Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 1.9 mm, 67% Wind 28 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 3.9 mm, 43% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 2.1 mm, 66% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Weaver

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Acton BridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	2.65 m	Normal	+0.04 m	6.0 km
Pickerings CutRiver gauge, River Weaver	4.80 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.5 km
AshbrookRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.35 m	Normal	−0.09 m	10 km
ShrewbridgeRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.44 m	Low	−0.01 m	22 km
AudlemRiver gauge, River Weaver	0.12 m	Low	−0.01 m	31 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
RudheathRiver gauge, River Dane	0.33 m	Low	−0.03 m	2.1 km
Ferry Lane, WarringtonRiver gauge, Manchester ship canal	0.48 m	Normal	+0.15 m	14 km
WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey	3.67 m	Low	−0.05 m	15 km
Bollington MillRiver gauge, River Bollin	0.29 m	Normal	−0.03 m	15 km
Liverpool RoadRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	1.48 m	Normal	−0.04 m	16 km
Fiddlers FerryRiver gauge, River Mersey	2.55 m	Very low	−0.07 m	16 km
Higham AvenueRiver gauge, Sankey Brook	0.42 m	Normal	−0.04 m	18 km

Questions and answers

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

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.51 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 0.58 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hayhurst Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST, the water level was 0.58 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hayhurst Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Hayhurst 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 Hayhurst Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.58 m on January 21, 2021. The lowest is 0.22 m on December 13, 1997.

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:680525 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.25827, -2.51651 (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	0.58 m	2026-10-18 17:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hayhurst Bridge (ea:680525). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/hayhurst-bridge

How we check values

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