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Low Nibthwaite water level

River gauge, River Crake, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.57m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.70 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

0.30.50.81.0mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mFeb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mFeb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Low Nibthwaite, where the gauge shows 0.57 m.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 0.48 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.33 m – 0.68 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
0.48 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.30 m – 0.67 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.18 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.33 m – 0.68 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 0.78 m
Highest on record
1.70 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record
0.06 mAugust 15, 1983

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

17 Sat 12° 1° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.2 mm, 27% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 1.0 mm, 64% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 1.4 mm, 71% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 9.9 mm, 72% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 8° 7° 25 mm, 92% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Brown HoweRiver gauge, Coniston Water 1.12 m High −0.06 m 2.6 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven 1.02 m Normal −0.04 m 7.4 km
Coniston Church BridgeRiver gauge, Church Beck 0.76 m Normal −0.05 m 9.4 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck 0.72 m High −0.04 m 9.5 km
Town Beck Debris ScreenRiver gauge, Town Beck 0.05 m Normal ±0 9.7 km
Duddon HallRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.42 m Normal −0.06 m 10.0 km
AllotmentsRiver gauge, Town Beck 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 10 km
Fitz BridgeRiver gauge, Dragley Beck 0.17 m Normal −0.02 m 10 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Crake at Low Nibthwaite in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.48 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.30 m and 0.67 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 0.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Low Nibthwaite today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST, the water level was 0.57 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Low Nibthwaite rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Low Nibthwaite 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 Low Nibthwaite?

The highest level on record is 1.70 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.06 m on August 15, 1983.

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:737537 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.28462, -3.08517 (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 0.57 m 2026-10-17 22:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Low Nibthwaite (ea:737537). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/low-nibthwaite

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