St Leonards water level

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

River gauge, River Keekle, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.54m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Keekle at St Leonards is at 0.54 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.43 m to 2.60 m.

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.46 m and 2.42 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: 0.43 m – 2.60 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.46 m – 2.42 m
Highest on record: 3.30 mNovember 5, 1999
Lowest on record: 0.29 mSeptember 5, 1999

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 10 km/h

19 Mon 15° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 2.6 mm, 36% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 16 mm, 59% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu 10° 7° 5.4 mm, 72% Wind 39 km/h

23 Fri 10° 4° 4.7 mm, 88% Wind 47 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:14 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 41%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
EgremontRiver gauge, River Ehen	0.70 m	Normal	−0.10 m	2.7 km
Church ViewRiver gauge, Skirting Beck	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.8 km
Bleach Green WeirRiver gauge, River Ehen	0.57 m	Normal	−0.10 m	7.3 km
BraystonesRiver gauge, River Ehen	0.63 m	Normal	−0.10 m	7.5 km
Calder HallRiver gauge, River Calder	0.32 m	Normal	−0.05 m	9.3 km
Harrington Eadie StreetRiver gauge, Wyre River	0.26 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
GalesykeRiver gauge, River Irt	0.63 m	Normal	−0.09 m	16 km
Scalehill Upper Lorton ValleyRiver gauge, River Cocker	0.81 m	High	−0.11 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Keekle at St Leonards?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.43 m to 2.60 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 0.54 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of St Leonards today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST, the water level was 0.54 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is St Leonards rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of St Leonards 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 St Leonards?

The highest level on record is 3.30 m on November 5, 1999. The lowest is 0.29 m on September 5, 1999.

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:744250 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.50736, -3.52578 (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	0.54 m	2026-10-17 13:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: St Leonards (ea:744250). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/st-leonards

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