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Miller Bridge House water level

River gauge, River Rothay, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.64m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.71 m Lowest on record 0.16 m

History

History
0.51.01.5mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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What this means

The River Rothay at Miller Bridge House is at 0.64 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 0.57 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.50 m (+0.15 m).

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.52 m and 1.33 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
0.57 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.46 m – 0.84 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.41 m – 1.70 m
Same day last year
0.50 m+0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.52 m – 1.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.30 m – 2.38 m
Highest on record
3.71 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
0.16 mAugust 27, 1976

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 Rothay

River Rothay

The Rothay is a spate river of the Lake District in north-west England. Its name comes from Old Norse and translates literally as the red one. This has come to mean trout river. It rises close to Rough Crag above Dunmail Raise at a point about 1542 feet above sea level. Its catchment area covers Grasmere Common including Easedale Tarn, the southern flanks of Fairfield, and several of the fells to the east of Dunmail Raise, including Great Rigg, Rydal Fell, Scandale Fell and Heron Pike.

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

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 0.1 mm, 56% Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 11 mm, 76% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 3.3 mm, 73% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 10° 3° 2.1 mm, 72% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 9.9 mm, 85% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rothay

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Grasmere Broadgate MeadowRiver gauge, River Rothay −0.47 m Lowest on record −0.07 m 4.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ambleside Rydal RoadRiver gauge, Stock Ghyll 0.21 m Normal −0.02 m 0.6 km
Jeffy KnottsRiver gauge, River Brathay 0.92 m Normal −0.14 m 1.4 km
CalgarthRiver gauge, Trout Beck 0.54 m Normal −0.03 m 5.0 km
Far SawreyRiver gauge, Windermere 0.62 m High −0.05 m 8.7 km
Coniston Church BridgeRiver gauge, Church Beck 0.75 m Normal −0.04 m 9.6 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck 0.72 m High −0.04 m 10 km
Staveley VillageRiver gauge, River Gowan 0.43 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km
Glenridding VillageRiver gauge, Glenridding Beck 0.22 m Normal −0.03 m 13 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Rothay at Miller Bridge House compare with last year?

It is 0.15 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.50 m.

What is a normal level for the River Rothay at Miller Bridge House in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.57 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.46 m and 0.84 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 0.64 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Miller Bridge House today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST, the water level was 0.64 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Miller Bridge House rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Miller Bridge House 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 Miller Bridge House?

The highest level on record is 3.71 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.16 m on August 27, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:735022 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.42926, -2.97068 (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 0.64 m 2026-10-18 04:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Miller Bridge House (ea:735022). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/miller-bridge-house

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