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Prestbury water level

River gauge, River Bollin, Cheshire, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.31m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.21 m Lowest on record 0.18 m

History

0.30.4mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.4mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Bollin at Prestbury is at 0.31 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 1.18 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.28 m and 0.63 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
0.25 m – 1.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.28 m – 0.63 m
Highest on record
2.21 mSeptember 13, 2016
Lowest on record
0.18 mJuly 27, 2013

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.

About the River Bollin

River Bollin

The River Bollin is a major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England. It flows for about 30 miles from its source in the Pennine foothills through Macclesfield, Wilmslow, passing under Manchester Airport, before flowing into the Mersey section of the Manchester Ship Canal at Warburton.

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

17 Sat 11° 1° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 4° 1.5 mm, 57% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 0.9 mm, 46% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 4.2 mm, 65% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 3.3 mm, 50% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 41 mm, 76% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Bollin

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Old Mill LaneRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.14 m Normal −0.01 m 4.6 km
WilmslowRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.18 m Low −0.05 m 6.9 km
Bollington MillRiver gauge, River Bollin 0.31 m Normal −0.06 m 20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PoyntonRiver gauge, Poynton Brook 0.24 m High −0.03 m 6.0 km
StanneylandsRiver gauge, Dean 0.15 m Low −0.04 m 8.2 km
Goytside FarmRiver gauge, River Goyt 0.67 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
BrinkswayRiver gauge, River Mersey 0.56 m Normal −0.05 m 13 km
Hug BridgeRiver gauge, River Dane 0.21 m Low −0.03 m 14 km
Didsbury RiverRiver gauge, River Mersey 2.76 m Very low −0.15 m 14 km
Congleton ParkRiver gauge, River Dane 0.10 m Normal −0.02 m 14 km
Marple BridgeRiver gauge, River Goyt 0.26 m Normal −0.05 m 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Bollin at Prestbury?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 1.18 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 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Prestbury today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.31 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Prestbury rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Prestbury 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 Prestbury?

The highest level on record is 2.21 m on September 13, 2016. The lowest is 0.18 m on July 27, 2013.

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:693426 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.28923, -2.14861 (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 0.31 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Prestbury (ea:693426). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cheshire/prestbury

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