Arnford Weir water level

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

River gauge, River Ribble, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST (23 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Arnford Weir, where the gauge shows 0.40 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 1.80 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.28 m – 1.60 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: 0.20 m – 1.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.28 m – 1.60 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.29 m – 1.07 m
Highest on record: 2.29 mNovember 2, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.14 mAugust 11, 1995

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 the River Ribble

The River Ribble is a river that flows through North Yorkshire and Lancashire in Northern England. It has a length of approximately 75 miles from its source near Selside in Ribblesdale to its estuary on the Irish Sea.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 3° 0.1 mm Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 13° 4° 1.1 mm, 57% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 11° 7° 9.8 mm, 71% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 1.3 mm, 65% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 10° 2° 2.1 mm, 59% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 7° 1° – Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 9° 3° 2.3 mm, 85% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ribble

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Penny BridgeRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.43 m	Normal	−0.05 m	8.1 km
Locks WeirRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.20 m	Low	−0.03 m	10 km
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.54 m	Normal	−0.08 m	18 km
HenthornRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.53 m	Normal	−0.06 m	20 km
New Jumbles RockRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.42 m	Normal	−0.06 m	23 km
Ribchester SchoolRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.21 m	Normal	−0.09 m	28 km
SamlesburyRiver gauge, River Ribble	1.13 m	Low	−0.11 m	35 km
Walton-Le-DaleRiver gauge, River Ribble	0.20 m	Normal	−0.10 m	39 km
PenworthamRiver gauge, River Ribble	1.90 m	Normal	−0.18 m	41 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HellifieldRiver gauge, Hellifield Beck	0.26 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	2.1 km
Bolton by Bowland Hellifield rdRiver gauge, Kirk Beck	0.08 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.0 km
Gargrave High StreetRiver gauge, River Aire	0.35 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.1 km
Earby New CutRiver gauge, Earby Beck	0.34 m	High	−0.03 m	11 km
Earby Youth HostelRiver gauge, Earby Beck	0.09 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Broughton HallRiver gauge, Broughton Beck	0.18 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
KelbrookRiver gauge, Kelbrook Beck	0.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Chatburn Pendle AvenueRiver gauge, Hey	0.06 m	Normal	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ribble at Arnford Weir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 1.80 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Arnford Weir today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Arnford Weir rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.22 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Arnford Weir 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 Arnford Weir?

The highest level on record is 2.29 m on November 2, 2020. The lowest is 0.14 m on August 11, 1995.

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:710103 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.99604, -2.24766 (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	0.40 m	2026-10-18 14:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Arnford Weir (ea:710103). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/arnford-weir

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