Newby Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Leven, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.02m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Leven at Newby Bridge is at 1.02 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.31 m to 1.40 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.71 m and 1.14 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.31 m – 1.40 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.71 m – 1.14 m
Highest on record: 2.54 mNovember 20, 2009
Lowest on record: 0.09 mJuly 31, 2006

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 Leven

The River Leven is a river in Fife, Scotland. It flows from Loch Leven into the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven. The river is 47 km long and is home to brown trout and hosts a run of sea trout and atlantic salmon. The estuary has bass and mullet. The river has a number of barriers such as sluice gates, weirs and dams.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 16 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 11 km/h

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 8 km/h

19 Mon 15° 4° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 4° 7.7 mm, 39% Wind 7 km/h

21 Wed 12° 9° 5.9 mm, 63% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 10° 7° 3.1 mm, 65% Wind 28 km/h

23 Fri 11° 3° 10 mm, 84% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Leven

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Foxton BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	0.16 m	Very low	+0.01 m	111 km
Stokesley DownstreamRiver gauge, River Leven	0.63 m	Normal	−0.02 m	117 km
StokesleyRiver gauge, River Leven	0.11 m	Normal	−0.01 m	117 km
Stokesley UpstreamRiver gauge, River Leven	0.46 m	Normal	±0	119 km
Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven	0.05 m	Low	±0	122 km
EasbyRiver gauge, River Leven	0.09 m	Very low	±0	124 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake	0.57 m	Normal	−0.03 m	7.4 km
Cartmel Wheelhouse BridgeRiver gauge, Eea River	0.50 m	Normal	−0.03 m	7.5 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck	0.73 m	High	−0.04 m	7.8 km
Brown HoweRiver gauge, Coniston Water	1.12 m	High	−0.06 m	8.7 km
Far SawreyRiver gauge, Windermere	0.64 m	High	−0.05 m	9.7 km
AllotmentsRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.16 m	Normal	−0.02 m	11 km
Fitz BridgeRiver gauge, Dragley Beck	0.18 m	Normal	−0.02 m	11 km
Town Beck Debris ScreenRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.05 m	Normal	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Leven at Newby Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.31 m to 1.40 m for this gauge.

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 1.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Newby Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the water level was 1.02 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Newby Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Newby Bridge normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Newby Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.54 m on November 20, 2009. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 31, 2006.

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:735430 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.26807, -2.97495 (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	1.02 m	2026-10-17 20:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Newby Bridge (ea:735430). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/newby-bridge

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