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Coniston Church Bridge water level

River gauge, Church Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.73m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.72 m Lowest on record 0.62 m

History

0.81.01.31.5mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.81.01.31.5mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.81.01.31.5mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.81.01.31.5mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Church Beck at Coniston Church Bridge is at 0.73 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.70 m to 1.50 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.67 m and 1.31 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
0.70 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.67 m – 1.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.68 m – 1.12 m
Highest on record
1.72 mOctober 3, 2025
Lowest on record
0.62 mMay 1, 2021

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

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° – Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 13 mm, 68% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 3° 3.6 mm, 66% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 11° 2° 5.1 mm, 71% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 8.6 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Brown HoweRiver gauge, Coniston Water 1.04 m Normal −0.07 m 6.9 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck 0.69 m Normal −0.03 m 7.6 km
Jeffy KnottsRiver gauge, River Brathay 0.85 m Normal −0.09 m 8.2 km
Far SawreyRiver gauge, Windermere 0.58 m Normal −0.06 m 9.0 km
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake 0.53 m Normal −0.04 m 9.4 km
Miller Bridge HouseRiver gauge, River Rothay 0.61 m Normal −0.05 m 9.6 km
CalgarthRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.51 m Normal −0.03 m 9.7 km
UlphaRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.49 m Normal −0.05 m 9.7 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Church Beck at Coniston Church Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.70 m to 1.50 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 0.73 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Coniston Church Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:15 BST, the water level was 0.73 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Coniston Church Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Coniston Church Bridge 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 Coniston Church Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.72 m on October 3, 2025. The lowest is 0.62 m on May 1, 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:737526 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.36885, -3.07583 (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 0.73 m 2026-10-18 23:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Coniston Church Bridge (ea:737526). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/coniston-church-bridge

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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