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Kirkby water level

River gauge, River Alt, Merseyside, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.27m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.22 m Lowest on record 0.12 m

History

History
0.20.30.40.5mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.30.40.5mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Kirkby, where the gauge shows 0.27 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.21 m, a difference of +0.06 m.

It is still going down, by 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.18 m – 0.59 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.28 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.21 m – 1.30 m
Same day last year
0.21 m+0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.18 m – 0.59 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.18 m – 0.84 m
Highest on record
2.22 mAugust 10, 2004
Lowest on record
0.12 mSeptember 16, 2003

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

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 0.4 mm, 31% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 2.7 mm, 61% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 9° 2.7 mm, 71% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 4.5 mm, 54% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 10° 9° 38 mm, 86% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:13 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Dovers BridgeRiver gauge, Dovers Brook 0.55 m Normal −0.15 m 4.4 km
Dyers laneRiver gauge, Sandy Brook 0.07 m Normal −0.02 m 9.7 km
Winster DriveRiver gauge, Netherley Brook 0.48 m Normal −0.14 m 12 km
Davis RoadRiver gauge, River Birket 0.75 m High −0.22 m 13 km
Ellamsbridge Road, St HelensRiver gauge, Sutton Mill Brook 0.09 m Low −0.08 m 15 km
ParboldRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.16 m Normal −0.12 m 16 km
Acton LaneRiver gauge, Arrowe Brook 0.14 m Normal −0.02 m 16 km
Wanes BladesRiver gauge, River Douglas 0.37 m Normal −0.18 m 17 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Alt at Kirkby higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.21 m.

What is a normal level for the River Alt at Kirkby in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.44 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kirkby today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:00 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Kirkby rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kirkby normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Kirkby?

The highest level on record is 2.22 m on August 10, 2004. The lowest is 0.12 m on September 16, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:694744 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.47815, -2.91817 (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 0.27 m 2026-10-17 21:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kirkby (ea:694744). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/merseyside/kirkby

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