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Kirkby Stephen water level

River gauge, River Eden, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.24m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.73 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-01mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-01mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-01mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-01mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Eden at Kirkby Stephen is at 0.24 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 0.23 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.13 m (+0.11 m).

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.12 m and 0.74 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
0.23 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.61 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 1.40 m
Same day last year
0.13 m+0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.12 m – 0.74 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.44 m – 1.31 m
Highest on record
2.73 mDecember 22, 2015
Lowest on record
0.03 mAugust 26, 1984

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings 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: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 1° – Wind 12 km/h
18 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 7 km/h
19 Mon 13° 1° 1.2 mm, 47% Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 4.0 mm, 38% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 5.8 mm, 48% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 9° 6° 3.7 mm, 55% Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 8° 1° 11 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Eden

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Great Musgrave BridgeRiver gauge, River Eden 0.26 m Normal −0.03 m 3.5 km
ApplebyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.22 m Low ±0 14 km
Temple SowerbyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.37 m Normal −0.06 m 25 km
Great CorbyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.72 m Normal −0.05 m 55 km
LinstockRiver gauge, River Eden 0.43 m Normal −0.09 m 59 km
Sands Centre, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Eden 0.52 m Low +0.08 m 59 km
SheepmountRiver gauge, River Eden 0.88 m Normal −0.13 m 61 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Park BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.17 m Normal −0.04 m 14 km
Lunes BridgeRiver gauge, River Lune 0.61 m Normal −0.07 m 17 km
Low HousesRiver gauge, Snaizeholme Beck 0.21 m Normal −0.05 m 22 km
HarwoodRiver gauge, Harwood Beck 0.20 m Normal −0.04 m 23 km
BrigflatsRiver gauge, River Rawthey 0.78 m Normal −0.09 m 23 km
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees 0.43 m Low −0.04 m 23 km
MoorhouseRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.14 m Normal −0.04 m 24 km
KillingtonRiver gauge, River Lune 0.51 m Normal −0.05 m 24 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Eden at Kirkby Stephen compare with last year?

It is 0.11 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.13 m.

What is a normal level for the River Eden at Kirkby Stephen in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.61 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kirkby Stephen today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 18:45 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kirkby Stephen rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kirkby Stephen 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 Kirkby Stephen?

The highest level on record is 2.73 m on December 22, 2015. The lowest is 0.03 m on August 26, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:760101 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.48207, -2.35187 (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 0.24 m 2026-10-17 17:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kirkby Stephen (ea:760101). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/kirkby-stephen

How we check values

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