Higham Avenue water level
River gauge, Sankey Brook, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Higham Avenue, where the gauge shows 0.41 m.
The median for mid-October is 0.38 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of +0.37 m.
It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.35 m – 0.64 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
- 0.38 m0.03 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.19 m – 0.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.24 m – 2.80 m
- Same day last year
- 0.04 m+0.37 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.35 m – 0.64 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.19 m – 1.44 m
- Highest on record
- 3.82 mJanuary 21, 2021
- Lowest on record
- 0.14 mOctober 2, 2009
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 Sankey Brook
The Sankey Canal in North West England, initially known as the Sankey Brook Navigation and later the St Helens Canal, is a former industrial canal, which when opened in 1757 was England's first of the Industrial revolution, and the first modern canal.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 5.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Sankey Brook
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causey BridgeRiver gauge, Sankey Brook | 0.29 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 2.2 km |
| Liverpool RoadRiver gauge, Sankey Brook | 1.48 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 2.8 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestyRiver gauge, River Mersey | 3.66 m | Low | −0.06 m | 3.7 km |
| Fiddlers FerryRiver gauge, River Mersey | 2.51 m | Very low | −0.12 m | 4.7 km |
| Ferry Lane, WarringtonRiver gauge, Manchester ship canal | 0.47 m | Normal | +0.15 m | 5.9 km |
| Ellamsbridge Road, St HelensRiver gauge, Sutton Mill Brook | 0.07 m | Very low | −0.03 m | 7.2 km |
| Ivy Street, Ashton-In-MakerfieldRiver gauge, Millingford Brook | 0.22 m | Low | −0.01 m | 9.2 km |
| Little Woolden HallRiver gauge, Glaze Brook | 0.54 m | Low | −0.04 m | 9.6 km |
| Sportsman Street, LeighRiver gauge, Westleigh Brook | 0.16 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 11 km |
| Lilford Park, LeighRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook | 0.16 m | Low | −0.02 m | 13 km |
Questions and answers
Is Sankey Brook at Higham Avenue higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.37 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.
What is a normal level for Sankey Brook at Higham Avenue in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.38 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.19 m and 0.69 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 0.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Higham Avenue today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 17:45 BST, the water level was 0.41 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Higham Avenue rising or falling?
Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Higham Avenue normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Higham Avenue?
The highest level on record is 3.82 m on January 21, 2021. The lowest is 0.14 m on October 2, 2009.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:694042(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.40718, -2.60893(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 | 0.41 m | 2026-10-18 16:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Higham Avenue (ea:694042). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/higham-avenue
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