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River Kent water levels

Live levels from 3 monitoring stations across Westmorland and Furness, updated every 15 minutes.

3stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
BowstonBurneside0.29 m 1h agoNormal—
5.1 km by river
Victoria BridgeVictoria Bridge, Kendal1.36 m 1h agoNormal—
7.2 km by river
SedgwickSedgwick0.50 m 1h 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 Kent above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

4 gauged tributaries, 6 gauges

River Gowan

Joins the Kent above Bowston, its highest gauge, no more than 4.4 km by river above Bowston.

Staveley Village0.42 m 1h agoNormal

Its water passes every gauge on the Kent, from Bowston down.

River Mint

Joins the Kent between Bowston and Victoria Bridge, no more than 2.5 km by river above Victoria Bridge.

Mint Bridge0.46 m 1h agoNormal

Its water passes Victoria Bridge and every gauge below it on the Kent. It does not pass Bowston or the gauges above it.

River Sprint

Joins the Kent between Bowston and Victoria Bridge, no more than 4.5 km by river above Victoria Bridge.

Sprint Mill, Kendal0.31 m 1h agoNormal

Its water passes Victoria Bridge and every gauge below it on the Kent. It does not pass Bowston or the gauges above it.

Where the Kent goes

No gauge below Sedgwick 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 Kent 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

5 storm overflows are traced upstream of Sedgwick, the Kent’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Kent itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 5 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 Sedgwick: 322 spills over 4,702 hours in total, across all 5.

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 the Kent includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Above Bowston, the Kent’s highest gauge2 overflows
  • Staveley WwTW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Kent · 2.7 km by river above Bowston · 2025: 167 spills, 3,395 h
  • Staveley WwTW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Kent · 2.7 km by river above Bowston · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Between Victoria Bridge and Sedgwick3 overflows

1 other overflow within 3 km of these gauges is placed below the Kent’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.

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.

32 sampling points on the River Kent and the streams that join it above Sedgwick, and below it. 16 have a sample from the last 12 months; 18 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Staveley Village River Gowan 4 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Dubbs Beck at Capple Howe ImpoundmentDubbs Beck7.7 km27 Mar 2026 · 6 months agoOxygen 102.1%Temp 8.7 °CpH 7.34Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Gowan at Stubbings BridgeRiver Gowan6.0 km22 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 102.1%Temp 10.8 °CpH 8.23Ammonia 0.012 mg/l
Gowan at IngsRiver Gowan3.1 kmLast sampled 2 Nov 2006, before the imported period
Watermill Inn Discharge to River GowanRiver Gowan3.1 km10 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Above Bowston River Kent 8 points, 4 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Kent near Croft HeadRiver Kent7.9 kmLast sampled 2 Nov 2006, before the imported period
High House GillHigh House Gill7.0 km8 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 102.3%Temp 9.1 °CpH 7.79Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Kent upstream of Staveley waste water treatment worksRiver Kent4.8 km20 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 101.9%Temp 9.4 °CpH 7.62Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Gowan above the confluence with River KentRiver Gowan4.1 km26 May 2026 · 4 months agoOxygen 106.1%Temp 16.6 °CpH 7.99Ammonia 0.041 mg/l
River Kent at Staveley upstream of Staveley waste water treatment worksRiver Kent2.6 kmLast sampled 9 Oct 2003, before the imported period
River Kent downstream of Staveley waste water treatment worksRiver Kent2.1 km5 Aug 2024 · 2.2 years agoTemp 15.2 °CE. coli 800 per 100 ml
River Kent at Staveley downstream of Staveley waste water treatment worksRiver Kent1.5 kmLast sampled 9 Oct 2003, before the imported period
River Kent at Bowston BridgeRiver Kent0.1 kmLast sampled 5 Mar 2015, before the imported period
Above Sprint Mill, Kendal River Sprint 4 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Stockdale Beck at Grey CragStockdale Beck13 km21 Aug 2026 · 48 days agoOxygen 100.1%Temp 10.9 °CpH 7.26Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Sprint near Beech HillRiver Sprint8.4 km11 Sep 2026 · 27 days agoTemp 13 °CAmmonia below 0.03 mg/lNitrate 0.316 mg/lPhosphate below 0.01 mg/l
River Sprint at Garnett BridgeRiver Sprint3.9 kmLast sampled 10 Apr 2017, before the imported period
River Sprint downstream of Gurnal BridgeRiver Sprint1.5 km4 Dec 2024 · 22 months agoOxygen 98.7%Temp 6.6 °CpH 7.52Ammonia below 0.002 mg/l
Above Mint Bridge River Mint 4 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Mint at Rossil BridgeRiver Mint9.8 kmLast sampled 2 Nov 2006, before the imported period
Lightwater at Bouthwaite Bridge downstream of TipLight Water9.4 kmLast sampled 26 Sep 2002, before the imported period
River Mint at Patton (downstream of Fish Farm)River Mint6.9 km4 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 101.8%Temp 7.1 °CpH 7.59Ammonia 0.031 mg/l
Flodder Beck at A685 RoadbridgeFlodder Beck6.0 km6 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 102.5%Temp 6.8 °CpH 7.89Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Above Victoria Bridge River Kent 5 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Kent at Bowston downstream of Bowston waste water treatment works (off Dales Way)River Kent4.6 kmLast sampled 9 Oct 2003, before the imported period
River Sprint above the confluence with River KentRiver Sprint4.2 km10 Sep 2026 · 28 days agoOxygen 107.6% May 2026Temp 15.6 °CpH 8.11 May 2026Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Kent at Burneside opposite CroppersRiver Kent4.1 kmLast sampled 5 Dec 2022, before the imported period
River Kent above the confluence with River SprintRiver Kent3.3 km13 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 111.1%Temp 11 °CpH 7.76Ammonia below 0.002 mg/l
River Mint above the confluence with River KentRiver Mint2.2 km13 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 104.7%Temp 10.4 °CpH 8.18Ammonia 0.0084 mg/l
Above Sedgwick River Kent 6 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Kent Stramongate Weir KendalRiver Kent7.2 kmLast sampled 11 Dec 2006, before the imported period
Spring Discharge to River Kent at KendalRiver Kent6.2 kmLast sampled 8 Aug 2002, before the imported period
Natland Beck at Natland Road BridgeNatland Beck4.9 km6 Mar 2026 · 7 months agoOxygen 102%Temp 8 °CpH 7.98Ammonia 0.037 mg/l
River Kent 250 m downstream of Helsington WeirRiver Kent3.2 kmLast sampled 5 Mar 2015, before the imported period
River Kent at KendalRiver Kent2.7 km29 Jul 2026 · 2 months agoOxygen 110.5% Mar 2026Temp 7.7 °C Mar 2026pH 7.82Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l Mar 2026
River Kent at Kendall downstream (off Natland Bridge)River Kent1.8 kmLast sampled 9 Oct 2003, before the imported period
Below Sedgwick 1 point
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Kent at SedgewickRiver Kent0.6 km7 Aug 2026 · 2 months agoOxygen 106.1%Temp 17 °CpH 8.35Ammonia below 0.03 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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