Kirkby Stephen water level
River gauge, River Eden, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
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
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.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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
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