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0.81

St Leonards

Keekle
Derwent West Cumbria and Duddon catchment • Cleator • Cumberland • ID: 744250 • Level
(28m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 114 views

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Current Level
0.809 m
▼ Falling (-3cm/hr)
24h Max
1.233 m
24h Min
0.501 m
Typical Range
0.43 - 2.60
m
Highest Recorded
3.30 m
EA official record
3.30 in our data (since Jul 1995)
Current level is 25% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -13 cm over 5h
09 Oct 15:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.809 m
09 Oct 15:30 ▼ -0.9 cm 0.816 m
09 Oct 15:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.825 m
09 Oct 15:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.828 m
09 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.827 m
09 Oct 14:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.830 m
09 Oct 14:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.836 m
09 Oct 14:00 ▼ -1 cm 0.841 m
09 Oct 13:45 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.851 m
09 Oct 13:30 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.857 m
09 Oct 13:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.862 m
09 Oct 13:00 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.872 m
09 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.879 m
09 Oct 12:30 ▼ -0.9 cm 0.886 m
09 Oct 12:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.895 m
09 Oct 12:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.900 m
09 Oct 11:45 ▼ -1 cm 0.908 m
09 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.920 m
09 Oct 11:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.926 m
09 Oct 11:00 0.934 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: St Leonards
  • Watercourse: River Keekle
  • Nearest Town: Cleator
  • County: Cumberland
  • Coordinates: 54°30'26"N 3°31'33"W (54.507361, -3.525782)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1994
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 744250
  • RLOI id: 5131 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 744250-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 6 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Derwent West Cumbria and Duddon
  • Typical Range: 0.427 – 2.600 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.81 m (EA at 9 Oct 15:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

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Connected downstream

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Nearby

Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

3 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.4 km away along the river. 1 reports discharging now, 1 reports not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
United Utilities · into River Keekle · 1.4 km upstream along the river
44 spills · 427 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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United Utilities · into Nor Beck · 2.3 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Keekle Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into River Keekle · 3.1 km upstream along the river
147 spills · 1,533 hours in 2025
Discharging now since

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
United Utilities · into Norbeck · 1.9 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
29 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Linethwaite Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Needless Beck · 2.2 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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St Bridgets Lane CSO🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Culv't'd Sect Of Skirting Beck · 2.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Lattrigg Rd CSO 022cj🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Clvrt Pow Beck Via Sws · 3.9 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
18 spills · 29 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Meadow Rd CSO 023a8🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Pow Beck · 3.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
19 spills · 74 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Grisedale Close CSO🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Pow Beck · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
18 spills · 40 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Pow Beck · 4.1 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
9 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Snebra Beck · 4.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
30 spills · 45 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

5 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

11 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 2.60 m: 0 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.7 km away).

6severe warnings 42flood warnings 230flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 17 Dec 2025 — River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 6
2025 0 3 14
2024 0 2 13
2023 0 0 7
2022 0 1 5
2021 0 3 5
2020 0 0 9
2019 0 0 8
2018 0 0 4
2017 0 5 11
2016 0 0 8
2015 6 12 15
2014 0 1 9
2013 0 2 8
2012 0 4 10
2011 0 0 7
2010 0 1 10
2009 0 4 16
2008 0 4 17
2007 0 0 25
2006 0 0 23

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Cleator flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Rain upstream

This gauge has no rain model of its own, but it usually follows Calder Hall: when about 10mm of rain falls near Calder Hall in 6h, this gauge usually starts rising about 60 minutes later.

Record: this held 5 of 6 times (live) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

Experimental, from historical rain and river data. Not an official flood warning.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Keekle at St Leonards flooding today?

The current level is 0.81m, which is within the typical range of 0.43 to 2.60m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at St Leonards?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Keekle at St Leonards?

The typical range at this station is 0.43m to 2.60m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.60m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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