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Bleach Green Weir water level

River gauge, River Ehen, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.54m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.46 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

0.20.40.60.8mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ehen at Bleach Green Weir is at 0.54 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.17 m to 1.55 m.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.39 m and 0.94 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
0.17 m – 1.55 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.39 m – 0.94 m
Highest on record
2.46 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record
0.05 mMay 24, 1995

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 Ehen

River Ehen

The River Ehen is a river in Cumbria, England.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 23 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 1° – Wind 9 km/h
19 Mon 14° 2° – Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 5° 8.6 mm, 75% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 9° 3° 6.1 mm, 75% Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 10° 3° 6.9 mm, 81% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 2° – Wind 16 km/h
24 Sat 9° 6° 5.9 mm, 88% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ehen

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
EgremontRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.66 m Normal −0.07 m 8.3 km
BraystonesRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.60 m Normal −0.07 m 12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
St LeonardsRiver gauge, River Keekle 0.52 m Normal −0.03 m 7.3 km
Church ViewRiver gauge, Skirting Beck 0.33 m Normal ±0 8.8 km
Scalehill Upper Lorton ValleyRiver gauge, River Cocker 0.76 m High −0.09 m 8.8 km
Calder HallRiver gauge, River Calder 0.31 m Normal −0.03 m 12 km
GalesykeRiver gauge, River Irt 0.60 m Normal −0.07 m 13 km
Harrington Eadie StreetRiver gauge, Wyre River 0.25 m Low −0.02 m 14 km
Southwaite BridgeRiver gauge, River Cocker 0.65 m High −0.08 m 14 km
Seaton Mill, Barepot, WorkingtonRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.74 m Normal −0.04 m 15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ehen at Bleach Green Weir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.17 m to 1.55 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 0.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bleach Green Weir today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 03:45 BST, the water level was 0.54 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bleach Green Weir rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bleach Green Weir 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 Bleach Green Weir?

The highest level on record is 2.46 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.05 m on May 24, 1995.

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:744111 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.52555, -3.41697 (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 0.54 m 2026-10-18 02:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bleach Green Weir (ea:744111). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/bleach-green-weir

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