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Current Level
0.486 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.573 m
24h Min
0.473 m
Typical Range
0.33 - 1.80
m
Highest Recorded
2.93 m
EA official record
2.85 in our data (since Dec 1965)
Current level is 17% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 8 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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.
4 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.5 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 4 report not discharging.
United Utilities · into Trib River Eden · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
118 spills · 575 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
8 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 →
🌊 Steep & flashySteep catchment sheds rain quickly — expect fast, sharp rises after heavy rain.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.41
mixed response
Avg Annual Rainfall
2,067 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +14% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.2%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
120 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
217 m³/s
5 Dec 2015 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Velocity area station gauging rural catchment including Haweswater and Wet Sleddale reservoirs.
More detail
The catchment
Majority of the catchment drains Ordovician Borrowdale Volcanics of the peat moorland headwaters. The centre of the catchment is dominated by a broad band of Carboniferous Limestone followed by Millstone Grit and Permian Sandstone close to the gauging station. Extensive Boulder Clay in the valleys and lower third of the catchment. Land-use mostly grazing. No catchment changes known.
The station
Velocity area station, opened 1962, channel approximately 15m wide, with open channel control (gravel bed). In-river sensor added July 2013 to monitor well performance.
How it measures flow
Permanent cableway. Affected by seasonal weed growth. Spill onto right bank above around 2.1m. Site of gauging station was landscaped in 1988, resulting in a deepening of the channel. Original station building rebuilt July - October 1973; possible change in datum. Multiple peak flow ratings applied across period of record. Gauged inbank to above bankfull, with modelled rating including floodplain flow at the top end. Flood Studies report grade B.
Flow regime
Strongly influenced by Haweswater and Wet Sleddale reservoirs, which naturally control approx. 26% of the catchment, although the actual proportion may be much higher (approx. 60%) due to diversions from Lowther tributaries.
The flow record
Some gaps in the early flow record. Monthly naturalised flows from 1962-1965. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2022 (WINFAP Files v11).
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Lowther at Eamont Bridge flooding today?
The current level is 0.49m, which is within the typical range of 0.33 to 1.80m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Eamont Bridge?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Lowther at Eamont Bridge?
The typical range at this station is 0.33m to 1.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.80m 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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31 Mar 2004 Looking upstream
31 Mar 2004 Looking downstream
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Looking downstream; stageboard in foreground
Recorder hut and channel in winter
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