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Dacre Bridge water level

River gauge, Dacre Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.31m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.00 m Lowest on record 0.21 m

History

History
0.30.4mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.4mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.30.40.5mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.40.5mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Dacre Beck at Dacre Bridge is at 0.31 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.32 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.28 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.24 m and 0.57 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.32 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.26 m – 0.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.30 m – 1.20 m
Same day last year
0.28 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.24 m – 0.57 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.21 m – 0.69 m
Highest on record
2.00 mJuly 30, 2002
Lowest on record
0.21 mAugust 6, 2001

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

17 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 10 km/h
18 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 11 km/h
19 Mon 14° 1° – Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 11° 4° 2.2 mm, 32% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 3.8 mm, 53% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 9° 6° 4.6 mm, 55% Wind 34 km/h
23 Fri 9° 2° 6.2 mm, 84% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Pooley BridgeRiver gauge, River Eamont 0.57 m Normal −0.03 m 1.8 km
Pooley Bridge Steamer PierRiver gauge, Ullswater 1.59 m Normal −0.04 m 2.2 km
Thacka Beck ReservoirRiver gauge, Thacka Beck −0.01 m Very low ±0 6.3 km
Eamont Bridge FarmRiver gauge, River Eamont 0.50 m Normal −0.04 m 6.6 km
Watson TerraceRiver gauge, Thacka Beck 0.00 m Very low ±0 6.7 km
White House Gardens, PenrithRiver gauge, Thacka Beck 0.21 m Very low ±0 6.9 km
Eamont BridgeRiver gauge, River Lowther 0.43 m Normal −0.03 m 6.9 km
Bampton GrangeRiver gauge, River Lowther 0.36 m Normal −0.03 m 10 km

Questions and answers

Is Dacre Beck at Dacre Bridge higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.28 m.

What is a normal level for Dacre Beck at Dacre Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.32 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.26 m and 0.47 m, based on 21 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 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dacre Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST, the water level was 0.31 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Dacre Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dacre Bridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Dacre Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.00 m on July 30, 2002. The lowest is 0.21 m on August 6, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:761706 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.62880, -2.83785 (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 0.31 m 2026-10-17 19:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Dacre Bridge (ea:761706). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/dacre-bridge

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