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Galesyke water level

River gauge, River Irt, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.61m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.01 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

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
0.51.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Galesyke, where the gauge shows 0.61 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 0.85 m.

It is still going down, by 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.41 m – 1.15 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
0.25 m – 0.85 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.41 m – 1.15 m
Highest on record
2.01 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record
0.10 mMay 25, 2001

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

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 15° 5° 0.2 mm Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 0.9 mm, 68% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 4.2 mm, 80% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 12 mm, 76% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 27 mm, 96% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cropple HowRiver gauge, River Esk 0.54 m Normal −0.06 m 6.1 km
Calder HallRiver gauge, River Calder 0.31 m Normal −0.04 m 10 km
UlphaRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.54 m Normal −0.06 m 12 km
Bleach Green WeirRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.55 m Normal −0.09 m 13 km
BraystonesRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.61 m Normal −0.08 m 13 km
EgremontRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.67 m Normal −0.09 m 14 km
Church ViewRiver gauge, Skirting Beck 0.33 m Normal ±0 14 km
Duddon HallRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.42 m Normal −0.07 m 15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Irt at Galesyke?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 0.85 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Galesyke today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Galesyke rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.51 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Galesyke 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 Galesyke?

The highest level on record is 2.01 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.10 m on May 25, 2001.

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:743008 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.42240, -3.33407 (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 0.61 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Galesyke (ea:743008). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/galesyke

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer