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Egremont

Ehen
Derwent West Cumbria and Duddon catchment • Egremont • Cumberland • ID: 744130 • Level
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Current Level
0.585 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.626 m
24h Min
0.585 m
Typical Range
0.36 - 1.50
m
Highest Recorded
3.28 m
EA official record
2.97 in our data (since Nov 2004)
Current level is 18% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.7 cm over 5h
08 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.585 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.585 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.585 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.585 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.585 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.585 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.586 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.585 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.587 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.586 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.587 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.587 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.589 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.588 m
08 Oct 06:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.588 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 0.590 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady 0.590 m
08 Oct 05:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.590 m
08 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.591 m
08 Oct 05:15 0.592 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Egremont
  • Watercourse: River Ehen
  • Nearest Town: Egremont
  • County: Cumberland
  • Coordinates: 54°28'59"N 3°31'24"W (54.482917, -3.523390)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2004
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 744130
  • RLOI id: 5047 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 744130-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 2 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: 0.361 – 1.500 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.59 m (EA at 8 Oct 09:45)

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

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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.

9 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 530 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 8 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Wyndham Terrace CSO🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into River Ehen · 530 m upstream along the river
10 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Cleator WwTW🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into River Keekle · 2.8 km upstream along the river
71 spills · 1,200 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Cleator WwTW🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into River Keekle · 2.8 km upstream along the river
20 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Ehen · 3.2 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Ehen · 3.2 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 31 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Ehen · 4.3 km upstream along the river
92 spills · 420 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Keekle · 4.6 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 · 5.5 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 more further upstream, up to 6.4 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

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

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St Bridgets Lane CSO🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Culv't'd Sect Of Skirting Beck · 470 m 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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Linethwaite Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Needless Beck · 3.9 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 Bees Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Pow Beck · 4.5 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
64 spills · 907 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Norbeck · 4.6 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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Braystones WwTW🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Irish Sea · 5.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
168 spills · 1,082 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 · 5.9 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 · 5.9 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
19 spills · 74 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

5 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

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.50 m on about 8 days. This year so far: 3 days.

2026 3 days, 2 of them high · 2 high so far
2025 15 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2024 10 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 2 days
2022 5 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2021 7 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 12 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2019 5 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 7 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2017 8 days, 4 of them high · 4 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.70 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 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 Egremont 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 2 hours later.

Recent rain upstream: 0mm/6h — below Calder Hall's usual trigger.

Record: this held 3 of 5 times (live) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Ehen at Egremont flooding today?

The current level is 0.59m, which is within the typical range of 0.36 to 1.50m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Egremont?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Ehen at Egremont?

The typical range at this station is 0.36m to 1.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.50m 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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