Greta Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Greta, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.17m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST (40 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Greta Bridge, where the gauge shows 1.17 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.17 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.04 m – 1.86 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: 1.17 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.99 m – 1.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.95 m – 2.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.04 m – 1.86 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.94 m – 1.54 m
Highest on record: 5.35 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.92 mSeptember 17, 2003

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.

About the River Greta

The River Greta is a river in County Durham, England. It is a tributary of the River Tees and flows through the northern part of the old North Riding of Yorkshire. The name "Greta" derives from the Old Norse "Griótá", meaning "stony stream".

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 26 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 8 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 12° 3° 8.6 mm, 69% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 10° 3° 4.3 mm, 78% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 10° 2° 2.4 mm, 86% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

24 Sat 9° 2° 8.1 mm, 92% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Greta

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Keswick CampsiteRiver gauge, River Greta	0.82 m	High	−0.08 m	0.5 km
Riddings WoodRiver gauge, River Greta	1.30 m	Normal	−0.04 m	5.1 km
Rutherford BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta	0.15 m	Low	−0.02 m	78 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
PortinscaleRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.81 m	High	−0.09 m	1.1 km
LodoreRiver gauge, Derwentwater	1.21 m	High	−0.11 m	4.5 km
ThrelkeldRiver gauge, River Glenderamackin	0.61 m	Normal	−0.05 m	6.0 km
ThirlmereRiver gauge, St Johns Beck	0.17 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.6 km
Thirlmere Reservoir (Spillway level = 16.55m)River gauge, Thirlmere Reservoir	10.92 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.7 km
Castle HoweRiver gauge, Bassenthwaite Lake	1.48 m	High	−0.08 m	9.2 km
Ouse BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.25 m	High	−0.08 m	11 km
Scalehill Upper Lorton ValleyRiver gauge, River Cocker	0.74 m	High	−0.09 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Greta at Greta Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.99 m and 1.43 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 1.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Greta Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 1.17 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Greta Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Greta 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 Greta Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.35 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.92 m on September 17, 2003.

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:750832 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.60363, -3.14249 (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	1.17 m	2026-10-18 07:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Greta Bridge (ea:750832). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/greta-bridge

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