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Ambleside Rydal Road water level

River gauge, Stock Ghyll, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.21m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.80 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Ambleside Rydal Road reads 0.21 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 1.40 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.13 m and 0.80 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
0.10 m – 1.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.13 m – 0.80 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.13 m – 0.40 m
Highest on record
1.80 mOctober 3, 2025
Lowest on record
0.04 mJuly 23, 2021

On the river at Ambleside Rydal Road

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 17 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 15° 7° – Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 11 mm, 69% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° 3.0 mm, 67% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 10° 3° 2.1 mm, 83% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 9.9 mm, 84% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Miller Bridge HouseRiver gauge, River Rothay 0.65 m Normal −0.07 m 0.6 km
Jeffy KnottsRiver gauge, River Brathay 0.93 m Normal −0.15 m 2.0 km
Grasmere Broadgate MeadowRiver gauge, River Rothay −0.47 m Lowest on record −0.08 m 4.7 km
CalgarthRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.54 m Normal −0.04 m 5.3 km
Far SawreyRiver gauge, Windermere 0.63 m High −0.05 m 9.2 km
Coniston Church BridgeRiver gauge, Church Beck 0.76 m Normal −0.04 m 10 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck 0.72 m High −0.04 m 11 km
Staveley VillageRiver gauge, River Gowan 0.43 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Stock Ghyll at Ambleside Rydal Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.10 m to 1.40 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 0.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ambleside Rydal Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 04:00 BST, the water level was 0.21 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ambleside Rydal Road rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ambleside Rydal Road 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 Ambleside Rydal Road?

The highest level on record is 1.80 m on October 3, 2025. The lowest is 0.04 m on July 23, 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:735019 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.43375, -2.96572 (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 0.21 m 2026-10-18 03:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ambleside Rydal Road (ea:735019). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/ambleside-rydal-road

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