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Water Level Easing
Easing — down from 0.71 at 17:30, now 0.70
0.70

Bridgend

Kelvin
Clyde catchment • East Dunbartonshire • ID: SEPA_133066 • Level
SEPA does not publish a typical range for this gauge, so FloodRadar works one out from its own history (its usual daily lows and highs). It is not an official flood threshold.
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 89 views

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Current Level
0.695 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.740 m
24h Min
0.695 m
Typical Range
0.45 - 1.96
m
Highest Recorded
3.01 m
5 Aug 2020
Since Jul 2016
Current level is 23% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.7 cm over 5h
08 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.695 m
08 Oct 02:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.695 m
08 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 0.696 m
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.696 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.697 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.697 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.697 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.697 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.698 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.698 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.698 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.699 m
07 Oct 23:15 ▬ steady 0.700 m
07 Oct 23:00 ▬ steady 0.700 m
07 Oct 22:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.700 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.701 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.701 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.701 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.701 m
07 Oct 21:30 0.702 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bridgend
  • Watercourse: Kelvin
  • County: East Dunbartonshire
  • Coordinates: 55°56'57"N 4°7'44"W (55.949106, -4.129006)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: SEPA_133066
  • SEPA time-series ID: 52752010
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 13 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~12 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Clyde
  • Typical Range: 0.453 – 1.962 m

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 Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

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.

15 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 12 report not discharging, and for 3 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Scottish Water · into Board Burn · 2.4 km upstream along the river
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Scottish Water · into Board Burn · 3.0 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now
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Scottish Water · into Dock Water · 4.9 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
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Scottish Water · into Dock Water · 5.1 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now
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Scottish Water · into Garrell Burn · 5.2 km upstream along the river
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Scottish Water · into Dock Water · 5.4 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now
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Scottish Water · into Un-Named Tributary Of Dock Water · 5.8 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last
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Scottish Water · into Garrell Burn · 5.9 km upstream along the river
Not discharging now · last

7 more further upstream, up to 8.2 km away along the river.

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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Scottish Water · into Bothlin Burn · 1.7 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
Not discharging now · last
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Scottish Water · into Glazert Water · 2.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
Not discharging now
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Scottish Water · into Un-Named Tributary Of Dock Water · 4.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
Not discharging now
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Scottish Water · into Shaw Burn · 4.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Scottish Water · into Un-Named Tributary Of Dock Water · 4.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
Not discharging now
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Scottish Water · into Un-Named Watercourse · 5.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
Not discharging now · last
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Scottish Water · into Un-Named Tributary Of Park Burn · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
Not discharging now · last
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Scottish Water · into Garnkirk Burn · 5.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
Not discharging now · last

2 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

13 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 1.96 m on about 19 days. This year so far: 5 days.

2026 5 days so far
2025 18 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2024 18 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 26 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 20 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2021 14 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2020 42 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2019 18 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 10 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2017 9 days, 2 of them high · 2 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.45 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Kelvin at Bridgend flooding today?

The current level is 0.70m, which is within the typical range of 0.45 to 1.96m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bridgend?

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.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Kelvin at Bridgend?

The typical range at this station is 0.45m to 1.96m, estimated by FloodRadar from SEPA historical readings. Levels above 1.96m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the SEPA gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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Scotland — SEPA flood warnings

SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 2026-10-08 01:32:01 UTC.

No current SEPA warning or alert matched this gauge location.

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