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River Lune water levels

Live levels from 6 monitoring stations across Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness, updated every 15 minutes.

6stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Lunes BridgeTebay0.69 m 34m agoNormal—
14.8 km by river
KillingtonKillington0.57 m 34m agoNormal—
38.0 km by river
CatonCaton0.78 m 34m agoNormal—
6.4 km by river
Skerton WeirstructureLancaster0.79 m 34m agoNormal—
3.0 km by river
Lancaster QuaytidalLancaster4.09 m 34m agoNormal▲
7.5 km by river
Glasson Docktidal—5.62 m 34m 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 Lune 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, 9 gauges

River Rawthey

Joins the Lune between Killington and Caton, no more than 38.9 km by river above Caton.

Brigflats0.93 m 5h agoNormal

Its water passes Caton and every gauge below it on the Lune. It does not pass Killington or the gauges above it.

River Wenning

Joins the Lune between Killington and Caton, no more than 9.5 km by river above Caton.

Bentham Bridge0.36 m 34m agoNormal
2.3 km by river
Low Bentham0.81 m 34m agoNormal
4.4 km by river
Wennington0.38 m 34m agoNormal
4.2 km by river
Hornby0.42 m 34m agoNormal

Its water passes Caton and every gauge below it on the Lune. It does not pass Killington or the gauges above it.

Gauged streams joining the Wenning

  • River Hindburn: joins the Wenning above Hornby (its lowest gauge is 3.2 km by river above it). Gauge, source first: Wray Normal.

Burrow Beck

Joins the Lune between Lancaster Quay and Glasson Dock, no more than 7.8 km by river above Glasson Dock.

Burrow Beck0.20 m 34m agoNormal

Its water passes Glasson Dock and every gauge below it on the Lune. It does not pass Lancaster Quay or the gauges above it.

River Conder

Joins the Lune between Lancaster Quay and Glasson Dock, no more than 6.3 km by river above Glasson Dock.

Galgate0.28 m 34m agoNormal

Its water passes Glasson Dock and every gauge below it on the Lune. It does not pass Lancaster Quay or the gauges above it.

Gauged streams joining the Conder

Where the Lune goes

No gauge below Glasson Dock 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 Lune 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

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

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

Official figures for 2025, for the overflows traced upstream of Glasson Dock: 1,488 spills over 9,498 hours in total, across all 28.

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 Lune includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Above Lunes Bridge, the Lune’s highest gauge4 overflows
  • Ejec Stn, Newbiggin-On-Lune Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Lune - Headwaters To Conf Birk Beck · 13.2 km by river above Lunes Bridge · 2025: 29 spills, 163 h
  • Orton STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Chapel Beck · 6.1 km by river above Lunes Bridge · 2025: 46 spills, 292 h
  • Orton STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Chapel Beck · 6.1 km by river above Lunes Bridge · 2025: 75 spills, 1,149 h
  • Tebay Pumping Station Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Lune · 2.8 km by river above Lunes Bridge · 2025: 61 spills, 593 h
Between Lunes Bridge and Killington1 overflow
  • Tebay STW Monitor offline
    United Utilities · into River Lune · 14.7 km by river above Killington · 2025: 95 spills, 640 h
Between Killington and Caton9 overflows
  • Ingleton STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Greta · 25.3 km by river above Caton · 2025: 144 spills, 2,446 h
  • Casterton WwTW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Lune · 22.6 km by river above Caton · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
  • Burton-In-Lonsdale STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Greta · 20.4 km by river above Caton · 2025: 78 spills, 165 h
  • Kirkby Lonsdale STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Lune · 20.2 km by river above Caton · 2025: 68 spills, 351 h
  • Kirkby Lonsdale STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Lune · 20.2 km by river above Caton · 2025: 60 spills, 87 h
  • Hornby STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Wenning · 9.0 km by river above Caton · 2025: 21 spills, 0.3 h
  • Bull Beck Brookhouse CSO Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Bull Beck · 3.7 km by river above Caton · 2025: 9 spills, 25 h
  • Artle Beck Combined Sewer Overflow Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Artle Beck, Trib Of River Lune · 1.3 km by river above Caton · 2025: 11 spills, 21 h
  • Artlebeck Combined Sewer Overflow Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Artle Beck, Trib Of River Lune · 1.3 km by river above Caton · 2025: 9 spills, 2.3 h
River Rawthey, above Brigflatsjoins the Lune above Caton4 overflows
  • Dent STW Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Trib River Dee · 9.2 km by river above Brigflats · 2025: 126 spills, 319 h
  • Settlebeck Sedbergh CSO Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Rawthey · 3.7 km by river above Brigflats · 2025: 1 spill, 0.1 h
  • Mortar Pits Combined Sewer Overflow Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Rawthey · 3.4 km by river above Brigflats · 2025: 24 spills, 18 h
  • Sedbergh STW Monitor offline
    United Utilities · into River Rawthey · 1.3 km by river above Brigflats · 2025: 51 spills, 432 h
River Wenning, above Low Benthamjoins the Lune above Caton2 overflows
  • High Bentham WwTW (Hghbe) Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Wenning · 1.3 km by river above Low Bentham · 2025: 77 spills, 131 h
  • High Bentham WwTW (Hghbe) Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Wenning · 1.3 km by river above Low Bentham · 2025: 80 spills, 671 h
River Wenning, above Wenningtonjoins the Lune above Caton1 overflow
  • Low Bentham WwTW (Lowbe) Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Wenning · 2.6 km by river above Wennington · 2025: 42 spills, 129 h
River Wenning, above Hornbyjoins the Lune above Caton1 overflow
Between Caton and Skerton Weir6 overflows

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of the Lune’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Scale Hall Pumping Station Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into Lune Estuary · 220 m from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 17 spills, 58 h
  • Willow Lane Sewage Pumping Station Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into River Lune Estuary · 400 m from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 30 spills, 182 h
  • Ramparts CSO 25075 Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into River Lune Estuary · 1.0 km from Skerton Weir in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 5 spills, 4.4 h
  • Owen Road Combined Sewer Overflow Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into River Lune Estuary · 1.1 km from Skerton Weir in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 9 spills, 13 h
  • Bazil Lane Pumping Station Not discharging bathing water
    United Utilities · into Chapel Pooltrib Lune Estuary · 1.2 km from Glasson Dock in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 15 spills, 22 h
  • Damside Screening CSO 25076 Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into Mill Race · 1.3 km from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 18 spills, 67 h
  • Lune Street Pumping Station 25030 Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into River Lune Estuarine Waters · 1.3 km from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 2 spills, 0.7 h
  • Bulk Road CSO 25097 Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into River Lune Est (Via Mill Race) · 1.3 km from Skerton Weir in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert · 2025: 17 spills, 67 h
  • Cable Street CSO 251h9 Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into Lune Estuary · 1.3 km from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 15 spills, 23 h
  • SSO Adj Cross Keys Inn Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Trib River Lune · 1.6 km from Lunes Bridge in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 4 spills, 4.0 h
  • Rosemary Lane CSO 252pg Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into Mill Race · 1.6 km from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 8 spills, 2.2 h
  • Galloper Pool PS Not discharging
    United Utilities · into Galloper Pool · 1.7 km from Lunes Bridge in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure · 2025: 18 spills, 53 h
  • Oxcliffe Rd PS No 1 & EO To Overton Not discharging bathing water
    United Utilities · into River Lune Estuary · 1.8 km from Lancaster Quay in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 25 spills, 39 h
  • Middleton Overton WwTW Middl Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into Lades Pool Estuarine Waters · 2.3 km from Glasson Dock in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
  • Lancaster WwTW Lanca Not discharging bathing water shellfish water
    United Utilities · into Lune Estuary · 2.8 km from Glasson Dock in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 21 spills, 236 h

2 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below the Lune’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.

91 sampling points on the River Lune and the streams that join it above Glasson Dock. 31 have a sample from the last 12 months; 39 have any sample banked.

Sampled most recently, anywhere on the Lune and its streams:

Where, from the source downSampling pointsNewest sample
Above Lunes Bridge15 points7 sampled15 Sep 2026
Above BrigflatsRiver Rawthey · joins the Lune above Caton8 points3 sampled20 Aug 2026
Above Killington5 points4 sampled29 May 2026
River Wenning and its streamsjoins the Lune above Caton18 points5 sampled15 Jul 2026
Above Caton26 points16 sampled15 Sep 2026
Above Skerton Weir6 points2 sampled13 Aug 2026
River Conder and its streamsjoins the Lune above Glasson Dock5 points1 sampled1 Dec 2023
Above Glasson Dock8 points1 sampled6 Aug 2026

England's samples only. Each count opens the list of those points, nearest first, with the date of each one’s latest sample (the gauge’s “Upstream of here” list).

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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