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Temple Sowerby water level

River gauge, River Eden, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.38m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 4.53 m Lowest on record 0.11 m

History

0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Temple Sowerby, where the gauge shows 0.38 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 3.00 m.

It is still going down, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.22 m – 0.96 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
0.20 m – 3.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.22 m – 0.96 m
Highest on record
4.53 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
0.11 mSeptember 25, 1996

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 Eden

River Eden, Cumbria

The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England. It rises on Black Fell Moss, near the village of Outhgill, and runs in a generally north-westerly direction through the Vale of Eden and Solway Plain before reaching the sea at the Solway Firth. It forms the core of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI.

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

17 Sat 11° 1° – Wind 10 km/h
18 Sun 11° 0° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 2.2 mm, 35% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 8.5 mm, 55% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 9° 6° 6.5 mm, 67% Wind 32 km/h
23 Fri 9° 4° 6.6 mm, 82% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Eden

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ApplebyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.22 m Low −0.01 m 11 km
Great Musgrave BridgeRiver gauge, River Eden 0.27 m Normal −0.03 m 22 km
Kirkby StephenRiver gauge, River Eden 0.25 m Normal −0.05 m 25 km
Great CorbyRiver gauge, River Eden 0.72 m Normal −0.06 m 30 km
LinstockRiver gauge, River Eden 0.43 m Normal −0.10 m 34 km
Sands Centre, CarlisleRiver gauge, River Eden 0.52 m Low +0.08 m 35 km
SheepmountRiver gauge, River Eden 0.89 m Normal −0.14 m 36 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Udford NewRiver gauge, River Eamont 0.62 m Normal −0.04 m 3.6 km
Eamont BridgeRiver gauge, River Lowther 0.44 m Normal −0.03 m 7.9 km
Eamont Bridge FarmRiver gauge, River Eamont 0.51 m Normal −0.03 m 8.3 km
White House Gardens, PenrithRiver gauge, Thacka Beck 0.21 m Very low −0.01 m 8.6 km
Watson TerraceRiver gauge, Thacka Beck 0.01 m Very low ±0 9.4 km
Thacka Beck ReservoirRiver gauge, Thacka Beck −0.01 m Very low ±0 10 km
Bampton GrangeRiver gauge, River Lowther 0.37 m Normal −0.03 m 13 km
Pooley BridgeRiver gauge, River Eamont 0.58 m Normal −0.02 m 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Eden at Temple Sowerby?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 3.00 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 0.38 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Temple Sowerby today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.38 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Temple Sowerby rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.22 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Temple Sowerby 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 Temple Sowerby?

The highest level on record is 4.53 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is 0.11 m on September 25, 1996.

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:760502 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.64834, -2.61439 (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 0.38 m 2026-10-17 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Temple Sowerby (ea:760502). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/temple-sowerby

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