England - West Coast catchment
• Workington • Cumberland • ID: E73639 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here
are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
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Current Level
1.461 mAOD
▼ Falling (-48cm/hr)
24h Max
2.050 mAOD
24h Min
-1.167 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
5.70 mAOD
EA official record
4.98 in our data (since Feb 2025)
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
Flood predictions aren't generated for
tidal gauges —
their levels are driven by the tide,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
Long Term
🌍 floodradar.co.uk
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Recent Readings
Rising · +263 cm over 8h
23 Aug 22:15▼▼ -48 cm1.461 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15▼▼ -11 cm1.942 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45▲ +2 cm2.050 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15▲ +4 cm2.033 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00▲▲ +7 cm1.989 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45▲▲ +23 cm1.920 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15▲▲ +15 cm1.687 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00▲▲ +16 cm1.540 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45▲▲ +37 cm1.380 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15▲▲ +42 cm1.007 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45▲▲ +63 cm0.589 mAOD
23 Aug 17:00▲▲ +20 cm-0.044 mAOD
23 Aug 16:45▲▲ +19 cm-0.242 mAOD
23 Aug 16:30▲▲ +17 cm-0.428 mAOD
23 Aug 16:15▲▲ +28 cm-0.601 mAOD
23 Aug 15:45▲▲ +10 cm-0.884 mAOD
23 Aug 15:30▲▲ +14 cm-0.986 mAOD
23 Aug 15:00▲ +3 cm-1.125 mAOD
23 Aug 14:45▲ +1 cm-1.155 mAOD
23 Aug 14:30-1.167 mAOD
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Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2015 for the 5 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 km away).
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 Workington flood history.
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 Groundwater
Soil Moisture
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🚽 Storm overflows on this river
Frequently asked questions
Is the Tide at Workington flooding today?
The latest recorded level is 1.46m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.
Is the river level rising or falling at Workington?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.
How often is this river level data updated?
Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.
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📮 Flood risk by postcode near this gauge
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
