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River Irt water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Cumberland, updated every 15 minutes.

1stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
GalesykeWasdale0.51 m 32m 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 the Irt above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

No gauged tributary joins the Irt above Galesyke on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Irt goes

No gauge below Galesyke is known on the river map.

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.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Irt and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.

Storm overflows upstream

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Galesyke on the river map. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

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 →

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.

14 sampling points on the River Irt and the streams that join it above Galesyke, and below it. 6 have a sample from the last 12 months; 8 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Galesyke River Irt 10 points, 5 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Mosedale Beck upstream of Burnthwaite Farm tributaryMosedale Beck8.4 kmLast sampled 12 Mar 2014, before the imported period
Mosedale Beck upstream of Row HeadMosedale Beck8.3 kmLast sampled 12 Mar 2014, before the imported period
Mosedale Beck downstream of Wasdale InnMosedale Beck8.0 kmLast sampled 12 Mar 2014, before the imported period
Mosedale Beck at Down in the Dale BridgeMosedale Beck7.5 km25 Mar 2026 · 6 months agoOxygen 102.4%Temp 6.7 °CpH 7.26Ammonia 0.0027 mg/l
Lingmell Gill upstream of Brackenclose FootbridgeLingmell Gill7.0 kmLast sampled 12 Mar 2014, before the imported period
Lingmell Beck upstream of Mosedale Beck confluenceLingmell Beck7.0 km25 Mar 2026 · 6 months agoOxygen 102.5%Temp 6.8 °CpH 6.92Ammonia 0.0021 mg/l
Mosedale Beck upstream of Lingmell Beck confluenceMosedale Beck6.9 km20 Mar 2025 · 19 months agoOxygen 105.9%Temp 6.2 °CpH 6.58Ammonia below 0.002 mg/l
Lingmell Beck downstream of NT CampsiteLingmell Beck6.9 km20 Mar 2025 · 19 months agoOxygen 103.5%Temp 6.3 °CpH 6.72Ammonia 0.0026 mg/l
Lingmell Gill downstream of BrackencloseLingmell Gill6.7 kmLast sampled 12 Mar 2014, before the imported period
River Irt at Woodhow (downstream of Wastwater)River Irt0.7 km5 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 104.8%Temp 11.7 °CpH 7.46Ammonia below 0.002 mg/l
Below Galesyke 4 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Irt at GaterigghowRiver Irt3.4 km18 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 101.5%Temp 7.6 °CpH 7.74Ammonia below 0.002 mg/l
River Irt at Santon BridgeRiver Irt7.3 kmLast sampled 12 Dec 2013, before the imported period
River Irt at HolmrookRiver Irt14 km5 Aug 2026 · 2 months agoOxygen 113%Oxygen 12.1 mg/l Apr 2026Temp 16.9 °CpH 8.41
River Irt downstream of HolmrookRiver Irt15 km16 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 97.9%Temp 7.8 °CpH 6.94Ammonia 0.0066 mg/l

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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