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Acton Lane water level

River gauge, Arrowe Brook, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.13m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.61 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

0.10.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.4mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Acton Lane, where the gauge shows 0.13 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 1.20 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.12 m – 0.48 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
0.12 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.12 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.23 m
Highest on record
1.61 mSeptember 2, 2015
Lowest on record
0.10 mJuly 15, 2011

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 Arrowe Brook

The Birket

The Birket is a tributary of the River Mersey, on the Wirral, Merseyside. The watercourse starts as lowland field drainage south of Hoylake and flows along to the south of Meols. Arrowe Brook joins at Moreton, and the Fender joins at Leasowe. The Birket discharges into the West Float at the site of the former Wallasey Pool. It is about 8 miles (13 km) long.

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

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.4 mm, 24% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 11° 8° 4.5 mm, 71% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 4.2 mm, 70% Wind 37 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 3.0 mm, 76% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 10° 8° – Wind 37 km/h
24 Sat 11° 6° 1.5 mm, 94% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on Arrowe Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Greasby RoadRiver gauge, Arrowe Brook 0.21 m No reference yet ±0 1.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Fornalls BridgeRiver gauge, River Birket 0.30 m Normal −0.03 m 2.0 km
Davis RoadRiver gauge, River Birket 0.70 m High −0.16 m 2.8 km
Dovers BridgeRiver gauge, Dovers Brook 0.53 m Normal −0.05 m 16 km
KirkbyRiver gauge, River Alt 0.21 m Very low −0.05 m 16 km
Chase Way, Ellesmere PortRiver gauge, Rivacre Brook 0.16 m Low ±0 19 km
Winster DriveRiver gauge, Netherley Brook 0.42 m Normal −0.08 m 20 km
Dyers laneRiver gauge, Sandy Brook 0.07 m Normal −0.01 m 24 km
Knolls Bridge, ChesterRiver gauge, Finchett's Gutter 5.82 m Very high ±0 24 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Arrowe Brook at Acton Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 1.20 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 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Acton Lane today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 09:00 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Acton Lane rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Acton Lane 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 Acton Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.61 m on September 2, 2015. The lowest is 0.10 m on July 15, 2011.

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:685517 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.39565, -3.12174 (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 0.13 m 2026-10-18 08:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Acton Lane (ea:685517). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/acton-lane

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