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River Wenning water levels

Live levels from 4 monitoring stations across Lancashire, North Yorkshire, updated every 15 minutes.

4stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Bentham BridgeHigh Bentham0.42 m 1h agoNormal▽
2.3 km by river
Low BenthamLow Bentham0.88 m 1h agoNormal—
4.4 km by river
WenningtonWennington0.44 m 1h agoNormal—
4.2 km by river
HornbyHornby0.47 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 Wenning above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

1 gauged tributary, 1 gauge

River Hindburn

Joins the Wenning between Wennington and Hornby, no more than 3.2 km by river above Hornby.

Wray0.51 m 1h agoNormal

Its water passes Hornby and every gauge below it on the Wenning. It does not pass Wennington or the gauges above it.

Where the Wenning goes

Below Hornby, its water next reaches Caton, a gauge on River Lune, 9.5 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.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Wenning 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.

  • Gill Beck (joins about 2.5 km above Bentham Bridge)

Storm overflows upstream

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

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 4 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 Hornby: 289 spills over 1,300 hours in total, across all 4.

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 Wenning includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Between Bentham Bridge and Low Bentham2 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
Between Low Bentham and Wennington1 overflow
  • Low Bentham WwTW (Lowbe) Not discharging
    United Utilities · into River Wenning · 2.6 km by river above Wennington · 2025: 42 spills, 129 h
Between Wennington and Hornby1 overflow

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

20 sampling points on the River Wenning and the streams that join it above Hornby, and below it. 4 have a sample from the last 12 months; 7 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Bentham Bridge River Wenning 9 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Kettles Beck at SD749643Kettles Beck14 kmLast sampled 26 Apr 2017, before the imported period
Fen Beck at Lawkland Hall FootbridgeFen Beck13 kmLast sampled 22 Jan 2014, before the imported period
Clapham Beck above the confluence with River WenningClapham Beck12 kmLast sampled 7 Aug 2015, before the imported period
Austwick Beck above the confluence with River WenningAustwick Beck12 kmLast sampled 11 Mar 2020, before the imported period
Kettles Beck downstream of Cow Gill and BridgeKettles Beck12 kmLast sampled 2 Mar 2020, before the imported period
Fen Beck above the confluence with Kettles BeckFen Beck10 kmLast sampled 2 Mar 2020, before the imported period
Wenning at Wenning Bridge ClaphamRiver Wenning8.1 km15 Jul 2026 · 3 months agopH 8.75
Keasden Beck above the confluence with River WenningKeasden Beck6.6 kmLast sampled 31 Mar 2017, before the imported period
Gill Beck at Waterford FarmGill Beck3.8 km13 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 99.7%Temp 6.3 °CpH 7.91Ammonia 0.016 mg/l
Above Low Bentham River Wenning 3 points, 1 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Wenning at High BenthamRiver Wenning2.3 km26 May 2026 · 4 months agoOxygen 106.2%Temp 19.9 °CpH 8.45Ammonia 0.041 mg/l
River Wenning 25 m downstream of High Bentham sewage treatment worksRiver Wenning1.3 kmLast sampled 24 Jan 2000, before the imported period
River Wenning Adjt Low Mills Low Bentham upstream of Mill RaceWinder Wheel0.1 kmLast sampled 23 Nov 2005, before the imported period
Above Wennington River Wenning 2 points, 0 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Wenning Low Bentham BridgeRiver Wenning3.9 kmLast sampled 19 May 2008, before the imported period
River Wenning downstream of Bentham Trout FarmRiver Wenning3.7 kmLast sampled 22 Feb 2000, before the imported period
Above Wray River Hindburn 4 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Hindburn upstream of Stubbin's WoodRiver Hindburn7.6 km16 Dec 2024 · 22 months agoOxygen 103%Temp 7.8 °CpH 7.76Ammonia 0.0055 mg/l
Crossdale Beck at Mill BridgeCrossdale Beck7.1 kmLast sampled 19 Sep 2007, before the imported period
River Hindburn above the confluence with River RoeburnRiver Hindburn1.3 km18 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 102.2%Temp 10.2 °CpH 8.21Ammonia 0.0027 mg/l
River Roeburn above the confluence with River HindburnRiver Roeburn0.6 kmLast sampled 12 Feb 2020, before the imported period
Below Hornby 2 points
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Wenning at A683River Wenning0.1 km18 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 104.5%Temp 10.9 °CpH 8.37Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Wenning downstream of A683 BridgeRiver Wenning0.5 km8 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 102.2%Temp 6.5 °CpH 7.85Ammonia 0.04 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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