Town Beck Debris Screen water level

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

River gauge, Town Beck, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Town Beck Debris Screen, where the gauge shows 0.05 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 1.45 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.02 m – 1.22 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: 0.00 m – 1.45 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.02 m – 1.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.02 m – 0.46 m
Highest on record: 1.71 mNovember 22, 2017
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJanuary 1, 1900

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 20 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 0.2 mm, 33% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 11° 4° 9.4 mm, 68% Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 11° 4° 3.5 mm, 66% Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 11° 2° 6.4 mm, 71% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 3° 0.2 mm, 88% Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 11° 4° 4.5 mm, 78% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on Town Beck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
AllotmentsRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.15 m	Normal	−0.02 m	1.0 km
Addingham, Town BeckRiver gauge, Town Beck	0.08 m	Very low	±0	84 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Fitz BridgeRiver gauge, Dragley Beck	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.3 km
Butts Beck James TerraceRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.02 m	Very low	±0	6.6 km
Dalton Cricket ClubRiver gauge, The Yarl	0.23 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	6.7 km
Bow Bridge Abbey RoadRiver gauge, Poaka Beck	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.3 km
Cartmel Wheelhouse BridgeRiver gauge, Eea River	0.49 m	Normal	−0.03 m	9.5 km
Low NibthwaiteRiver gauge, River Crake	0.56 m	Normal	−0.03 m	9.7 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	1.00 m	Normal	−0.05 m	11 km
Brown HoweRiver gauge, Coniston Water	1.10 m	High	−0.06 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Town Beck Debris Screen?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 1.45 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Town Beck Debris Screen today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Town Beck Debris Screen rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Town Beck Debris Screen 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 Town Beck Debris Screen?

The highest level on record is 1.71 m on November 22, 2017. The lowest is 0.00 m on January 1, 1900.

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:736420 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.19771, -3.09867 (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	0.05 m	2026-10-18 05:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Town Beck Debris Screen (ea:736420). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/town-beck-debris-screen

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