Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge water level

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

River gauge, Gill Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Far below the normal range

Water level

0.33m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (1 hour ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.33 m, Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge is far below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.37 m to 0.90 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.29 m (August 20, 2022).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.30 m and 0.59 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: 0.37 m – 0.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.30 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.30 m – 0.40 m
Highest on record: 1.12 mNovember 13, 2025
Lowest on record: 0.29 mAugust 20, 2022

On the river at Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 18 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

19 Mon 13° 2° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 5° 8.8 mm, 67% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 9° 4° 3.5 mm, 68% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 10° 3° 2.4 mm, 47% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° – Wind 18 km/h

24 Sat 8° 5° 3.2 mm, 69% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
SeberghamRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	4.7 km
StockdalewathRiver gauge, Roe Beck	0.19 m	Very low	−0.01 m	8.2 km
Wiza Beck Storage Basin, WigtonRiver gauge, Wiza Beck	0.08 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km
Station Road, WigtonRiver gauge, Wiza Beck	0.19 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Blennerhasset BridgeRiver gauge, River Ellen	0.68 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km
CummersdaleRiver gauge, River Caldew	0.43 m	Normal	−0.02 m	15 km
Ouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.20 m	High	−0.09 m	15 km
Castle HoweRiver gauge, Bassenthwaite Lake	1.42 m	High	−0.10 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.37 m to 0.90 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge normal?

Far below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.12 m on November 13, 2025. The lowest is 0.29 m on August 20, 2022.

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:765005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.74909, -3.05221 (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	0.33 m	2026-10-18 21:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge (ea:765005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/caldbeck-gill-beck-bridge

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