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Brigflats water level

River gauge, River Rawthey, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.82m Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.84 m Lowest on record 0.28 m

History

History
0.51.01.5mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.52.0mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.52.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Rawthey at Brigflats is at 0.82 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m above the median of 0.76 m for mid-October, based on 19 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.56 m (+0.26 m).

It has dropped 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.57 m and 1.88 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.76 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.56 m – 1.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Normal range
0.37 m – 1.56 m
Same day last year
0.56 m+0.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.57 m – 1.88 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.35 m – 2.19 m
Highest on record
3.84 mJanuary 31, 1995
Lowest on record
0.28 mJuly 22, 1984

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: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 2° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 11° 2° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 14° 5° 0.3 mm, 20% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 3° 3.5 mm, 37% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 10 mm, 65% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 9° 6° 3.6 mm, 64% Wind 32 km/h
23 Fri 9° 3° 23 mm, 83% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KillingtonRiver gauge, River Lune 0.53 m Normal −0.07 m 1.8 km
Whitbarrow CloseRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.01 m Very low ±0 11 km
Calder Drive, KendalRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.21 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km
Stock Beck, Jewsons YardRiver gauge, Stock Beck 0.27 m Low −0.01 m 12 km
Mint BridgeRiver gauge, River Mint 0.44 m Normal −0.04 m 12 km
Lunes BridgeRiver gauge, River Lune 0.63 m Normal −0.09 m 12 km
Victoria BridgeRiver gauge, River Kent 1.35 m Normal −0.05 m 12 km
Kendal Buttery Well RoadRiver gauge, Blind Beck 0.08 m Normal −0.03 m 13 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Rawthey at Brigflats compare with last year?

It is 0.26 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.56 m.

What is a normal level for the River Rawthey at Brigflats in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.76 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.56 m and 1.23 m, based on 19 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 0.82 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brigflats today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the water level was 0.82 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brigflats rising or falling?

Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.49 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brigflats normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brigflats?

The highest level on record is 3.84 m on January 31, 1995. The lowest is 0.28 m on July 22, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:723423 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.31411, -2.55501 (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 0.82 m 2026-10-17 04:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brigflats (ea:723423). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/brigflats

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