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Great Musgrave Bridge water level

River gauge, River Eden, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.20 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom 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
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.25 m, the River Eden at Great Musgrave Bridge is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.30 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.21 m (+0.04 m).

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 0.63 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
0.30 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.20 m – 0.58 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.14 m – 1.39 m
Same day last year
0.21 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.19 m – 0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 1.39 m
Highest on record
3.20 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
0.11 mJuly 4, 2001

On the river at Great Musgrave Bridge

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Eden

River Eden, Cumbria

The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of Outhgill, and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the Vale of Eden and Solway Plain before reaching the sea at the Solway Firth. It forms the core of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 0° – Wind 9 km/h
19 Mon 14° 1° 1.1 mm, 84% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 9.1 mm, 60% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 9° 4° 3.5 mm, 66% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 10° 1° 1.5 mm, 45% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 7° 1° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 8° 1° 3.6 mm, 65% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Eden

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kirkby StephenRiver gauge, River Eden 0.21 m Normal −0.03 m 3.5 km
ApplebyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.22 m Low ±0 11 km
Temple SowerbyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.34 m Normal −0.04 m 22 km
Great CorbyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.69 m Normal −0.03 m 52 km
LinstockRiver gauge, River Eden 0.41 m Normal −0.02 m 56 km
Sands Centre, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Eden 0.52 m Low +0.08 m 56 km
SheepmountRiver gauge, River Eden 0.81 m Normal −0.07 m 58 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Park BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.12 m Normal −0.05 m 17 km
Lunes BridgeRiver gauge, River Lune 0.58 m Normal −0.04 m 18 km
HarwoodRiver gauge, Harwood Beck 0.18 m Low −0.02 m 20 km
MoorhouseRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.13 m Low −0.02 m 20 km
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees 0.40 m Low −0.02 m 22 km
Bampton GrangeRiver gauge, River Lowther 0.37 m Normal +0.01 m 25 km
BrigflatsRiver gauge, River Rawthey 0.72 m Normal −0.06 m 25 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Eden at Great Musgrave Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.21 m.

What is a normal level for the River Eden at Great Musgrave Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.20 m and 0.58 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Great Musgrave Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Great Musgrave Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Great Musgrave Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Great Musgrave Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.20 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.11 m on July 4, 2001.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:760112 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.51282, -2.36448 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-18 15:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Great Musgrave Bridge (ea:760112). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/great-musgrave-bridge

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