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Coniston Water water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Westmorland and Furness, updated every 15 minutes.

1stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Brown HoweConiston0.83 m 28m agoNormal—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins Coniston Water above one of its gauges, from the source down. The river map knows where gauges are, not every stream, so a tributary without a gauge is not listed here.

1 gauged tributary, 1 gauge

Church Beck

Joins Coniston Water above Brown Howe, its highest gauge, no more than 7.5 km by river above Brown Howe.

Coniston Church Bridge0.78 m 28m agoNormal

Its water passes every gauge on Coniston Water, from Brown Howe down.

Where Coniston Water goes

Below Brown Howe, its water next reaches Low Nibthwaite, a gauge on River Crake, 2.8 km by river downstream.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Storm overflows upstream

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of Brown Howe, Coniston Water’s lowest gauge on the river map: on Coniston Water itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 2 not discharging
  • 0 offline or silent: 0 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 0 no live feed

Official figures for 2025, for the overflows traced upstream of Brown Howe: 203 spills over 2,081 hours in total, across all 2.

Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of Coniston Water includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Above Brown Howe, Coniston Water’s highest gauge2 overflows
  • Coniston WwTW Not discharging bathing water
    United Utilities · into Church Beck · 6.7 km by river above Brown Howe · 2025: 131 spills, 1,765 h
  • Torver STW Not discharging bathing water
    United Utilities · into Torver Beck · 3.9 km by river above Brown Howe · 2025: 72 spills, 316 h

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © United Utilities storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

31 sampling points on the Coniston Water and the streams that join it above Brown Howe. 8 have a sample from the last 12 months; 13 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Coniston Church Bridge Church Beck 19 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Levers Water DischargeLevers Water Beck2.9 kmLast sampled 3 Feb 2016, before the imported period
Red Dell Beck upstream of MiningRed Dell Beck2.8 kmLast sampled 13 Dec 2022, before the imported period
Levers Water Beck Footbdge upstream of Paddy EndLevers Water Beck2.6 kmLast sampled 21 Sep 2023, before the imported period
Levers Water Beck downstream of Spoil Heap SpringLevers Water Beck2.4 kmLast sampled 23 Mar 2011, before the imported period
Low Water Beck upstream confluence Levers Water BeckLow Water Beck2.3 kmLast sampled 15 Mar 2010, before the imported period
Levers Water above the confluence with Low Water BeckLevers Water Beck2.3 kmLast sampled 15 Mar 2010, before the imported period
Low Water Beck above the confluence with Levers Water BeckLow Water Beck2.2 kmLast sampled 27 Jun 2023, before the imported period
Red Dell Beck upstream of Bonsor Deep Mine AditRed Dell Beck2.0 kmLast sampled 13 Dec 2022, before the imported period
Levers Water Beck downstream confluence Low Water BeckLevers Water Beck1.9 kmLast sampled 15 Mar 2010, before the imported period
Red Dell Beck downstream of Bonsor Deep Mine AditRed Dell Beck1.6 kmLast sampled 23 Mar 2011, before the imported period
Levers Water Beck below SpoilLevers Water Beck1.6 kmLast sampled 1 Feb 2017, before the imported period
Red Dell Beck at RoadbridgeRed Dell Beck1.4 km25 Mar 2024 · 2.5 years agopH 7.51
Levers Water Beck upstream of Red Dell BeckLevers Water Beck1.4 km25 Mar 2024 · 2.5 years agopH 7.59
Church Beck downstream of Red Dell confluenceChurch Beck1.3 kmLast sampled 23 Mar 2011, before the imported period
Church Beck at Hydro SchemeChurch Beck1.2 kmLast sampled 9 Feb 2015, before the imported period
Mealy Gill above the confluence with Church Beck downstream of QuarryMealy Gill0.6 kmLast sampled 23 Mar 2011, before the imported period
Church Beck upstream of Scrow Beck confluenceChurch Beck0.6 kmLast sampled 23 Mar 2011, before the imported period
Church Beck downstream of Scrow Beck confluenceChurch Beck0.5 kmLast sampled 23 Mar 2011, before the imported period
Church Beck upstream of PointChurch Beck0.1 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agoE. coli 250 per 100 ml
Above Brown Howe Coniston Water 12 points, 10 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Blakerigg Gill at TilberthwaiteBlake Rigg Gill12 km25 Mar 2024 · 2.5 years agopH 7.46
Yewdale Beck at TilberthwaiteYewdale Beck12 km25 Mar 2024 · 2.5 years agopH 7.48
Yewdale Beck at Shepherds BridgeYewdale Beck11 km25 Mar 2024 · 2.5 years agopH 7.06
Yew Tree Beck above the confluence with Yewdale BeckYew Tree Beck10 kmLast sampled 7 Nov 2006, before the imported period
School Beck above the confluence with ConistonSchool Beck7.7 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agoE. coli 370 per 100 ml
Yewdale Beck upstream of PointYewdale Beck7.6 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agoE. coli 360 per 100 ml
Church Beck downstream of A593Church Beck7.5 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agoOxygen 100.1% May 2026Temp 10.2 °C May 2026pH 7.44 May 2026Ammonia below 0.002 mg/l May 2026
Church Beck downstream of A593 Bridge, ConistonChurch Beck7.4 kmLast sampled 15 Mar 2010, before the imported period
Church Beck upstream of Coniston sewage treatment worksChurch Beck6.9 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agoE. coli 290 per 100 ml
Yewdale Beck As Entering Coniston WaterYewdale Beck6.8 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agopH 7.31 Mar 2024Ammonia below 0.5 mg/l Jul 2026E. coli 160 per 100 ml
Church Beck As Entering Coniston WaterChurch Beck6.7 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agopH 7.61 Jul 2026E. coli 230 per 100 ml
Torver Beck As Entering Coniston WaterTorver Beck2.2 km16 Sep 2026 · 22 days agoE. coli 310 per 100 ml

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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