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Sebergham water level

River gauge, River Caldew, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.56m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.55 m Lowest on record 0.26 m

History

0.51.01.5mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Sebergham, where the gauge shows 0.56 m.

That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 0.47 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.40 m (+0.16 m).

It is still going down, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.40 m – 1.09 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
0.47 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.37 m – 0.74 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.31 m – 1.60 m
Same day last year
0.40 m+0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.40 m – 1.09 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.28 m – 1.22 m
Highest on record
3.55 mJune 23, 2012
Lowest on record
0.26 mSeptember 18, 2003

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.

About the River Caldew

River Caldew

The River Caldew is a river running through Cumbria in England. The river rises high up on the northern flanks of Skiddaw, in the Northern Fells area of the English Lake District, and flows in a northerly direction until it joins the River Eden on the north side of the city of Carlisle.

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

17 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 9 km/h
18 Sun 10° 1° – Wind 6 km/h
19 Mon 15° 1° – Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 2.0 mm, 35% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 6.9 mm, 57% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 10° 6° 4.1 mm, 47% Wind 33 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° 6.3 mm, 84% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Caldew

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CummersdaleRiver gauge, River Caldew 0.46 m Normal −0.05 m 11 km
Denton HolmeRiver gauge, River Caldew 0.31 m Normal −0.08 m 13 km
Skew BridgeRiver gauge, River Caldew 0.47 m Normal −0.07 m 13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StockdalewathRiver gauge, Roe Beck 0.21 m Low −0.02 m 3.5 km
Caldbeck Gill Beck BridgeRiver gauge, Gill Beck 0.34 m Low −0.02 m 4.7 km
Newbiggin BridgeRiver gauge, River Petteril 0.39 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km
Wiza Beck Storage Basin, WigtonRiver gauge, Wiza Beck 0.09 m Low −0.03 m 12 km
Station Road, WigtonRiver gauge, Wiza Beck 0.21 m Normal −0.03 m 12 km
Harraby Green Business ParkRiver gauge, River Petteril 0.20 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 13 km
Carlisle Raffles AvenueRiver gauge, Parham Beck 0.03 m Low −0.01 m 13 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Caldew at Sebergham compare with last year?

It is 0.16 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.40 m.

What is a normal level for the River Caldew at Sebergham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.47 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.37 m and 0.74 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 0.56 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sebergham today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was 0.56 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Sebergham rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sebergham 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 Sebergham?

The highest level on record is 3.55 m on June 23, 2012. The lowest is 0.26 m on September 18, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:765052 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.77441, -2.99331 (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 0.56 m 2026-10-17 13:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sebergham (ea:765052). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/sebergham

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