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Peaked 1.05 at 11:00, now 0.87 and rising again (0.01 m/h)
0.87

Kirkland Bridge

Wyre
Lune and Wyre catchment • Churchtown • Lancashire • ID: 720300 • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 170 views

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Current Level
0.866 m
▲ Rising
24h Max
2.018 m
24h Min
0.862 m
Typical Range
0.54 - 4.00
m
Highest Recorded
5.10 m
EA official record
5.10 in our data (since Dec 2017)
Current level is 17% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -8 cm over 5h
10 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.866 m
10 Oct 19:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.865 m
10 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.862 m
10 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.862 m
10 Oct 18:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.862 m
10 Oct 18:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.864 m
10 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.866 m
10 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.868 m
10 Oct 17:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.874 m
10 Oct 17:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.879 m
10 Oct 17:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.885 m
10 Oct 17:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.891 m
10 Oct 16:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.896 m
10 Oct 16:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.903 m
10 Oct 16:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.909 m
10 Oct 16:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.919 m
10 Oct 15:45 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.924 m
10 Oct 15:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.931 m
10 Oct 15:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.942 m
10 Oct 15:00 0.946 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Kirkland Bridge
  • Watercourse: River Wyre
  • Nearest Town: Churchtown
  • County: Lancashire
  • Coordinates: 53°52'52"N 2°46'44"W (53.881142, -2.779009)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 5 Dec 2017
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 720300
  • RLOI id: 9132 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 720300-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 12 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lune and Wyre
  • Typical Range: 0.537 – 4.000 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.87 m (EA at 10 Oct 19:45)

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.

5 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.5 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 5 report not discharging.

💧
United Utilities · into Little Calder · 2.5 km upstream along the river
64 spills · 379 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Wyre · 2.6 km upstream along the river
69 spills · 358 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Wyre · 3.6 km upstream along the river
64 spills · 276 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Calder · 6.5 km upstream along the river
31 spills · 122 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into River Wyre · 7.7 km upstream along the river
71 spills · 448 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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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United Utilities · into Tidal River Wyre · 3.7 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
40 spills · 169 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow

3 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 4.00 m on about 4 days. This year so far: 2 days.

2026 2 days so far
2025 3 days
2024 5 days
2023 3 days
2022 0 days
2021 5 days
2020 10 days
2019 3 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days patchy data

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 16 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

5severe warnings 54flood warnings 169flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 25 Mar 2026 — River Wyre at Garstang South

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

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 Churchtown flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 16 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 A6 Bridge: when about 6mm of rain falls near A6 Bridge in 6h, this gauge usually starts rising about 2 hours later.

Recent rain upstream: 1mm/6h — below A6 Bridge's usual trigger.

Record: this held 9 of 11 times (live) · rain gauge: Rainfall station

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Wyre at Kirkland Bridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.87m, which is within the typical range of 0.54 to 4.00m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Kirkland Bridge?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. 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 Wyre at Kirkland Bridge?

The typical range at this station is 0.54m to 4.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 4.00m 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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