Fitz Bridge water level

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

River gauge, Dragley Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.18m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST (45 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Fitz Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.18 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 0.40 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.08 m – 0.67 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: 0.15 m – 0.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.08 m – 0.67 m
Highest on record: 0.84 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record: 0.02 mSeptember 2, 2005

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 20 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

19 Mon 15° 6° 0.3 mm Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 4° 7.5 mm, 39% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 12° 9° 6.2 mm, 63% Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 11° 8° 4.9 mm, 65% Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 11° 2° 12 mm, 84% Wind 55 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
AllotmentsRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.16 m	Normal	−0.02 m	0.3 km
Town Beck Debris ScreenRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.05 m	Normal	±0	1.3 km
Butts Beck James TerraceRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.02 m	Very low	±0	7.0 km
Dalton Cricket ClubRiver gauge, The Yarl	0.25 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	7.0 km
Bow Bridge Abbey RoadRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.18 m	Normal	−0.02 m	7.7 km
Cartmel Wheelhouse BridgeRiver gauge, Eea River	0.51 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.5 km
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake	0.59 m	High	−0.03 m	10 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	1.04 m	Normal	−0.03 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Dragley Beck at Fitz Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 0.40 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fitz Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fitz Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fitz 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 Fitz Bridge?

The highest level on record is 0.84 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.02 m on September 2, 2005.

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:736406 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.19081, -3.08255 (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	0.18 m	2026-10-17 10:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Fitz Bridge (ea:736406). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/fitz-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