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Stoney Lane

Whitley Beck
Lune and Wyre catchment • Galgate • Lancashire • ID: 724830 • Level
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Last Level
0.294 m
⚠ 1d ago · may be out of date
24h Max
0.352 m
24h Min
0.030 m
Typical Range
0.04 - 0.50
m
Highest Recorded
1.09 m
EA official record
1.11 in our data (since Oct 2019)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -6 cm over 5h
09 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.294 m
09 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.294 m
09 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.294 m
09 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.294 m
09 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.294 m
09 Oct 08:45 ▲ +2 cm 0.294 m
09 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.275 m
09 Oct 08:15 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.277 m
09 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.272 m
09 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.266 m
09 Oct 07:30 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.274 m
09 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.279 m
09 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.285 m
09 Oct 06:45 ▼ -0.9 cm 0.293 m
09 Oct 06:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.302 m
09 Oct 06:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.315 m
09 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.326 m
09 Oct 05:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.334 m
09 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.342 m
09 Oct 05:15 0.349 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Stoney Lane
  • Watercourse: Whitley Beck
  • Nearest Town: Galgate
  • County: Lancashire
  • Coordinates: 53°59'28"N 2°47'15"W (53.991127, -2.787513)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 24 Oct 2019
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 724830
  • RLOI id: 9285 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 724830-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 10 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: 0.040 – 0.500 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.29 m (EA at 9 Oct 10:00)

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.

💧
Railway Farm CSO 25051🏊 Bathing water🦪 Shellfish
United Utilities · into River Condor · 390 m away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
23 spills · 56 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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United Utilities · into Trib River Cocker · 3.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Lancaster WwTW Lanca🏊 Bathing water🦪 Shellfish
United Utilities · into Lune Estuary · 4.4 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
21 spills · 236 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Bazil Lane Pumping Station🏊 Bathing water
United Utilities · into Chapel Pooltrib Lune Estuary · 4.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
15 spills · 22 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
United Utilities · into Trib River Cocker · 5.2 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
121 spills · 596 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging

2 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 0.50 m on about 4 days. This year so far: 2 days.

2026 2 days so far
2025 2 days
2024 2 days
2023 1 day
2022 2 days
2021 3 days
2020 15 days
2019 1 day 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 21 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

106flood warnings 288flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 25 Mar 2026 — Burrow Beck at Lancaster, around Canterbury Ave, Cranwell Ave and Bowerham Road

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 7 5
2025 5 20
2024 16 42
2023 3 10
2022 0 11
2021 0 22
2020 23 49
2019 2 13
2018 4 9
2017 5 3
2016 5 14
2015 12 24
2014 14 27
2013 3 2
2012 5 4
2011 2 5
2010 0 2
2008 0 4
2007 0 4
2006 0 18

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 Galgate flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 21 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Whitley Beck at Stoney Lane flooding today?

The current level is 0.29m, which is within the typical range of 0.04 to 0.50m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stoney Lane?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. 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 Whitley Beck at Stoney Lane?

The typical range at this station is 0.04m to 0.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.50m 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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