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Stockdalewath

Roe Beck
Eden and Esk catchment • Stockdalewath • Cumberland • ID: 765850 • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 130 views

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Current Level
0.175 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.176 m
24h Min
0.175 m
Typical Range
0.18 - 1.00
m
Highest Recorded
3.31 m
EA official record
3.14 in our data (since Mar 1999)
Current level is 5% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 05:45 0.175 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Stockdalewath
  • Watercourse: Roe Beck
  • Nearest Town: Stockdalewath
  • County: Cumberland
  • Coordinates: 54°47'46"N 2°57'15"W (54.796190, -2.954259)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 765850
  • RLOI id: 5135 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 765850-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Eden and Esk
  • Typical Range: 0.176 – 1.000 m
  • Drainage Area: 63 km² upstream of this gauge
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 6 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.18 m (EA at 8 Oct 10:15)
  • Flow Archive: National River Flow Archive ↗

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

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.

Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 13.8 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
United Utilities · into Trib Grise Beck · 13.8 km upstream along the river
45 spills · 183 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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 1.00 m on about 3 days. This year so far: 1 day.

2026 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high so far
2025 2 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2024 5 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 3 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2022 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high
2020 9 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2019 5 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2018 2 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 2 days, 2 of them high · 2 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.08 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 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

1severe warning 7flood warnings 205flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 13 Nov 2025 — Whelpo Beck, Gill Beck and Cald Beck at Caldbeck

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 4
2025 0 2 8
2024 1 3 9
2023 0 0 7
2022 0 0 2
2021 0 0 10
2020 0 2 13
2019 0 0 13
2018 0 0 3
2017 0 0 10
2016 0 0 4
2015 0 0 17
2014 0 0 9
2013 0 0 10
2012 0 0 7
2011 0 0 3
2010 0 0 5
2009 0 0 11
2008 0 0 14
2007 0 0 22
2006 0 0 24

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 Stockdalewath flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Catchment Character

🌊 Fairly flashy Responds fairly quickly to rain, with moderate baseflow between events.

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).

Baseflow Index
0.43
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,056 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +5% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.0%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
42.85 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
50.10 m³/s
5 Dec 2015 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
mean 0.9693.920.3590.0385% (high)% of days exceeded95% (low)
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Land Cover (2023)
Woodland 7%Grassland 80%Arable 11%Urban 1%
Grassland 84% → 80% since 1990

Photos

Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).

Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗

About this gauge

Non-standard timber weir gauging a rural, natural catchment.

More detail

The catchment

Rural catchment. Roe Beck drains upland hills in south west, joined by the flatter River Iver draining the south east. Bedrock is a mixture of mudstone, sandstone and limestone, with extensive cover of boulder clay. No catchment changes known.

The station

A non-standard V weir constructed from timber in March 1999, 12m across, anchored to the sandstone bed.

How it measures flow

The control is quite insensitive for lower flows and drowns at around 0.34m, but is good for medium to high flows. Pressure transducer used. High flows are controlled by the bridge downstream. Station hut floods in extreme events but still records. During the very highest flows there has been limited spill around the bridge. Rating developed from gaugings, with modelled top-end. Stable rating history.

Flow regime

Responsive catchment. No artificial influences known.

The flow record

Water year 1998/1999 rejected due to likely underestimation of true AMAX. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in August 2021 (WINFAP Files v10).

Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗

Gauge Details

How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).

Gauge type
Gauging structure
Operating since
1999
Flow record
1999–2024 · 25 yrs · 100% complete
Peak-flow record
since 1999
Hydrometric area
76
Measured by
Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

Is the Roe Beck at Stockdalewath flooding today?

The current level is 0.18m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stockdalewath?

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 Roe Beck at Stockdalewath?

The typical range at this station is 0.18m to 1.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.00m 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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