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Stanneylands water level

River gauge, Dean, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.72 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.20.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Dean at Stanneylands is running below normal at 0.15 m.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.20 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.10 m (+0.04 m).

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.08 m and 0.38 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
0.20 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.12 m – 0.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 0.51 m
Same day last year
0.10 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.38 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.08 m – 0.73 m
Highest on record
1.72 mJuly 31, 2019
Lowest on record
0.02 mJuly 21, 1996

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 0.4 mm, 57% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 0.6 mm, 46% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 2.4 mm, 65% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 5.7 mm, 50% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 38 mm, 76% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WilmslowRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.15 m Very low −0.02 m 1.6 km
Didsbury RiverRiver gauge, River Mersey 2.70 m Very low −0.08 m 6.4 km
PoyntonRiver gauge, Poynton Brook 0.23 m High −0.02 m 7.0 km
NorthendenRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.29 m Very low −0.02 m 7.4 km
BrinkswayRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.54 m Normal −0.03 m 8.0 km
Northern MoorRiver gauge, Baguley Brook 0.21 m Normal −0.02 m 8.2 km
PrestburyRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.31 m Normal −0.01 m 8.2 km
PortwoodRiver gauge, River Tame 0.12 m Low −0.01 m 11 km

Questions and answers

How does the Dean at Stanneylands compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

What is a normal level for the Dean at Stanneylands in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.12 m and 0.40 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stanneylands today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stanneylands rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stanneylands normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stanneylands?

The highest level on record is 1.72 m on July 31, 2019. The lowest is 0.02 m on July 21, 1996.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:693333 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.34371, -2.23242 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-18 07:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stanneylands (ea:693333). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/stanneylands

How we check values

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