First Avenue water level

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

River gauge, Borsdane Brook, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.16m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at First Avenue reads 0.16 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.10 m to 1.07 m.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.12 m and 0.51 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: 0.10 m – 1.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.12 m – 0.51 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.12 m – 0.38 m
Highest on record: 1.53 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.04 mJuly 30, 2024

On the river at First Avenue

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 1.0 mm, 38% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 9° 9.3 mm, 71% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 3.0 mm, 69% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 4.2 mm, 49% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 8° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 3.6 mm, 89% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on Borsdane Brook

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Romford Street, HindleyRiver gauge, Borsdane Brook	0.13 m	No reference yet	−0.02 m	0.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WiganRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.15 m	Normal	−0.02 m	3.6 km
Sportsman Street, LeighRiver gauge, Westleigh Brook	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.1 km
Lilford Park, LeighRiver gauge, Atherton Lake Brook	0.16 m	Low	−0.02 m	5.7 km
Ivy Street, Ashton-In-MakerfieldRiver gauge, Millingford Brook	0.22 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.5 km
Red RockRiver gauge, River Douglas	0.15 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.8 km
Bessy BrookRiver gauge	0.05 m	Low	−0.01 m	7.0 km
Horwich Pearl BrookRiver gauge, Pearl Brook	0.30 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.3 km
Size Bridge, TyldesleyRiver gauge, Ellenor Brook	0.12 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Borsdane Brook at First Avenue?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.10 m to 1.07 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of First Avenue today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is First Avenue rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of First Avenue 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 First Avenue?

The highest level on record is 1.53 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.04 m on July 30, 2024.

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:693001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.53415, -2.57819 (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	0.16 m	2026-10-18 15:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: First Avenue (ea:693001). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-manchester/first-avenue

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