Environment Agency monitoring station
Skerton Weir
River Lune · Lancaster · Lune and Wyre catchment
EA station reference
724647
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Lune
- Catchment
- Lune and Wyre
- Nearest named place
- Lancaster
- EA opening date
- 1 October 1978
- Coordinates
- 54.06359, -2.79188
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Warton, Carnforth, Crag Bank, Bolton-le-Sands, Hest Bank, Bare, Torrisholme, Great Hestham and Heysham HarbourDesignated alert area · EA ref 012WACSM
- Aldcliffe Marsh, Heaton Marsh, Marsh, Greyhound Bridge, Skerton Bridge, Newton, Overton, Middleton, Glasson, Conder Green, Conder Bridge and Thurnham MossDesignated alert area · EA ref 012WATLE
- River Lune, Conder and Keer and other watercourses from Kirkby Lonsdale to Galgate including Gressingham, Carnforth, Hornby, Wray, Bentham and LancasterDesignated alert area · EA ref 012WAFLL
- North Wharf, Fish Quay, South Quay and West QuayDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWCTL04A
- River Conder and Ou Beck at Galgate, Main Road, Chapel Street, Chapel Lane, Salford Road, Vernon Crescent and Leachfield Road areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL35A
- Low lying land including Lansil Way, Riverside Industrial Estate and Halton Training CampDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFSC3A
- Low lying land including properties on St Georges Quay, River Street and Damside StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWTSC2B
- Marine Drive and Poultry HousesDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWCTL23A
- Oxcliffe Hill Farm, Heaton, Bazil Point, Sunderland Point, Sunderland Brows Farm and Alderley BankDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWCTL05A
- Properties on Canterbury Ave, Cranwell Ave, Cork Rd, Hodder Place, Bowerham Rd, Steward AveDesignated warning area · EA ref 012FWFL42A
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.