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Fleetwood

Lune And Wyre 🌊 Tidal
Lune and Wyre catchment • Fleetwood • Lancashire • ID: 720763 • 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.
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 181 views

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Current Level
0.770 mASD
▼ Falling
24h Max
2.310 mASD
24h Min
0.690 mASD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
6.26 mASD
EA official record
5.59 in our data (since Feb 2025)
Current level is 12% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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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.

Recent Readings

Rising · +2 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:30 ▬ steady 0.770 mASD
23 Aug 23:15 ▼▼ -10 cm 0.770 mASD
23 Aug 23:00 ▼▼ -20 cm 0.870 mASD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼▼ -89 cm 1.070 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼▼ -12 cm 1.960 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼▼ -11 cm 2.080 mASD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼▼ -7 cm 2.190 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼▼ -5 cm 2.260 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▬ steady 2.310 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▲ +2 cm 2.310 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▲ +5 cm 2.290 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▲▲ +11 cm 2.240 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▲▲ +12 cm 2.130 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▲▲ +15 cm 2.010 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲▲ +19 cm 1.860 mASD
23 Aug 18:45 ▲▲ +21 cm 1.670 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 ▲▲ +21 cm 1.460 mASD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲▲ +25 cm 1.250 mASD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲▲ +25 cm 1.000 mASD
23 Aug 17:45 0.750 mASD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 20 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.9 km away).

57flood warnings 398flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 20 Oct 2024Wyre estuary at Hambleton, around Wardleys Pool and Brickhouse Lane

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 8
2025 0 21
2024 10 34
2023 2 13
2022 0 23
2021 0 22
2020 5 34
2019 2 24
2018 7 41
2017 3 28
2016 3 21
2015 4 18
2014 15 30
2013 4 6
2012 2 6
2011 0 11
2010 0 3
2009 0 7
2008 0 17
2007 0 17
2006 0 14

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 Fleetwood flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Fleetwood
  • Watercourse: Lune And Wyre
  • Nearest Town: Fleetwood
  • County: Lancashire
  • Coordinates: 53°55'35"N 3°0'17"W (53.926518, -3.004740)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1995
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 720763
  • EA Gauge ID: 720763-level-tidal_level-Mean-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 200 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Lune and Wyre
  • EA Cross-check: 0.77 mASD (EA at 23 Aug 23:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Lune And Wyre at Fleetwood flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.77m. 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 Fleetwood?

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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