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Get notified about Cropple How — tick as many as you like, they all share the notify settings below.
Each one is saved as its own alert — pause or remove them individually any time.
Not an emergency service — if in danger call 999. Alerts rely on EA/SEPA/NRW data and are best-efforts. Terms
Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.
None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.
Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.
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.
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In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.88 m on about 4 days. This year so far: 2 days.
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 2 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 7.0 km away).
Most recent flood warning: 5 Apr 2026 — Cumbrian coastline from St Bees Head to Haverigg, along the coast from North Head to Haverigg
| Year | Warnings | Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 16 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 14 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 7 |
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 Eskdale Green flood history.
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 2 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
25 Oct 2018 Station building
19 Aug 2004 Upstream view
18 Jun 2004 Low flow control
4 May 2004 Low flow control
4 May 2004 Downstream view
31 Mar 2004 The footbridge a few metres down from the gauging station, from the left bank
31 Mar 2004 The gauging station from the footbridge
31 Mar 2004 Looking upstream from the footbridge
31 Mar 2004 Looking downstream from the footbridge towards the ford
31 Mar 2004 The ford from the left bank
1983
1983
1983
1983
Recorder hut and cableway
Looking downstream
Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗
Velocity area station gauging steep, rural flashy catchment in the western Lake District.
Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗
How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).
The current level is 0.54m, which is within the typical range of 0.37 to 1.88m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
The typical range at this station is 0.37m to 1.88m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.88m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
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.
Free live river-level widget — ideal for parish councils, angling clubs and local sites. Updates automatically.
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
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