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Far Sawrey water level

River gauge, Windermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

0.65m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.90 m Lowest on record 0.07 m

History

History
0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Windermere at Far Sawrey is above normal at 0.65 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.45 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.20 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.37 m, a difference of +0.28 m.

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.37 m and 0.78 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
0.45 m0.20 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.33 m – 0.77 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.23 m – 1.00 m
Same day last year
0.37 m+0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.37 m – 0.78 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.22 m – 1.71 m
Highest on record
2.90 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record
0.07 mAugust 31, 1984

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 17 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 9 km/h
19 Mon 15° 4° – Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 3° 9.9 mm, 39% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 7.2 mm, 63% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 10° 7° 4.6 mm, 65% Wind 35 km/h
23 Fri 9° 3° 11 mm, 84% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck 0.73 m High −0.04 m 2.6 km
CalgarthRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.55 m Normal −0.04 m 4.3 km
Jeffy KnottsRiver gauge, River Brathay 0.97 m Normal −0.18 m 8.3 km
Staveley VillageRiver gauge, River Gowan 0.43 m Normal −0.02 m 8.4 km
Miller Bridge HouseRiver gauge, River Rothay 0.67 m Normal −0.09 m 8.7 km
Coniston Church BridgeRiver gauge, Church Beck 0.76 m Normal −0.06 m 9.0 km
Ambleside Rydal RoadRiver gauge, Stock Ghyll 0.21 m Normal −0.03 m 9.2 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven 1.03 m Normal −0.04 m 9.7 km

Questions and answers

Is the Windermere at Far Sawrey higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.28 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.37 m.

What is a normal level for the Windermere at Far Sawrey in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.45 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.33 m and 0.77 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 0.65 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Far Sawrey today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.65 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Far Sawrey rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Far Sawrey normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Far Sawrey?

The highest level on record is 2.90 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.07 m on August 31, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:735225 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.35272, -2.94003 (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 0.65 m 2026-10-17 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Far Sawrey (ea:735225). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/far-sawrey

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