Allotments water level

Name: Allotments water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Town Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.16m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Town Beck at Allotments is at 0.16 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 0.95 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.08 m and 0.51 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: 0.12 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.08 m – 0.51 m
Highest on record: 1.00 mSeptember 10, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJune 5, 2010

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 20 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 15° 7° 0.3 mm Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 0.9 mm, 59% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 1.5 mm, 61% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° 14 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 8° 4° 25 mm, 92% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on Town Beck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Town Beck Debris ScreenRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.05 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.0 km
Addingham, Town BeckRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.09 m	Very low	−0.01 m	83 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fitz BridgeRiver gauge, Dragley Beck	0.18 m	Normal	−0.03 m	0.3 km
Butts Beck James TerraceRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.02 m	Very low	±0	7.0 km
Dalton Cricket ClubRiver gauge, The Yarl	0.24 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	7.1 km
Bow Bridge Abbey RoadRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.8 km
Cartmel Wheelhouse BridgeRiver gauge, Eea River	0.51 m	Normal	−0.04 m	8.6 km
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake	0.58 m	High	−0.04 m	10 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	1.04 m	Normal	−0.04 m	11 km
Brown HoweRiver gauge, Coniston Water	1.14 m	High	−0.04 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Town Beck at Allotments?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 0.95 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Allotments today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Allotments rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.18 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Allotments 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 Allotments?

The highest level on record is 1.00 m on September 10, 2023. The lowest is 0.00 m on June 5, 2010.

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:736417 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.19322, -3.08452 (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	0.16 m	2026-10-17 13:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Allotments (ea:736417). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/allotments

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