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Earby New Cut

Earby Beck
Aire and Calder catchment • Earby • Lancashire • ID: L1545 • Level
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Current Level
0.587 m
▲ Rising (+2cm/hr)
24h Max
0.587 m
24h Min
0.258 m
Typical Range
0.11 - 1.30
m
Highest Recorded
2.01 m
EA official record
2.01 in our data (since May 2000)
Current level is 29% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +15 cm over 6h
09 Oct 13:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.587 m
09 Oct 13:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.583 m
09 Oct 13:00 ▲ +1 cm 0.578 m
09 Oct 12:45 ▲ +1 cm 0.568 m
09 Oct 12:30 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.555 m
09 Oct 12:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.546 m
09 Oct 12:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.545 m
09 Oct 11:45 ▲ +1 cm 0.542 m
09 Oct 11:15 ▲ +1 cm 0.530 m
09 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.520 m
09 Oct 10:45 ▲ +2 cm 0.515 m
09 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.499 m
09 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.490 m
09 Oct 09:45 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.481 m
09 Oct 09:30 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.474 m
09 Oct 09:15 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.468 m
09 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.461 m
09 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.458 m
09 Oct 08:30 ▲ +2 cm 0.452 m
09 Oct 08:00 0.435 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Earby New Cut
  • Watercourse: Earby Beck
  • Nearest Town: Earby
  • County: Lancashire
  • Nearest reservoir: Whinny Gill Ire (10.3 km) · 92.5% full (as of 28 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°54'52"N 2°8'41"W (53.914547, -2.144584)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 15 May 2000
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1545
  • RLOI id: 8070 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1545-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: Aire and Calder
  • Typical Range: 0.114 – 1.300 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.58 m (EA at 9 Oct 13:15)

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

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.

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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Yorkshire Water · into Thornton Beck · 1.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
52 spills · 300 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Butts Beck · 2.9 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Butts Beck · 3.0 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
10 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Butts Beck · 3.0 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
5 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Stock Beck · 3.1 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
23 spills · 134 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Calf Hall Beck · 3.1 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
7 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Culverted Trib Of Bedlam Dyke · 3.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
26 spills · 132 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into County Dyke · 4.2 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
56 spills · 84 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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 1.30 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 2 days
2023 0 days
2022 1 day
2021 0 days
2020 3 days
2019 1 day
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

41flood warnings 7flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 24 Feb 2020 — Colne Water at Lenches, around Waterside Industrial Estate and Green Road

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 0 1
2024 0 4
2023 0 2
2020 9 0
2019 6 0
2016 1 0
2015 19 0
2014 1 0
2013 1 0
2012 4 0

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 Earby flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Earby Beck at Earby New Cut flooding today?

The current level is 0.59m, which is within the typical range of 0.11 to 1.30m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Earby New Cut?

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 Earby Beck at Earby New Cut?

The typical range at this station is 0.11m to 1.30m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.30m 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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