Environment Agency monitoring station
Far Sawrey
Windermere · Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay · South Cumbria catchment
EA station reference
735225
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
- Windermere
- Catchment
- South Cumbria
- Nearest named place
- Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay
- EA opening date
- 1 February 1968
- Coordinates
- 54.35272, -2.94003
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.
- Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster and other watercourses, from Grasmere to Grange-over-Sands including low lying areas around Ambleside, Skelwith Bridge, Windermere, Hawkshead, Newby Bridge, Backbarrow, Cark and CartmelDesignated alert area · EA ref 011WAFBR
- Areas at flood risk from high water levels on the shores of WindermereDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC34
- Ings Mill Caravan Park, Ings Village, areas in Staveley including Windermere Rd, Danes Cresent, Beck Nook, Station Rd, Main St, School Lane, Back Lane, Kent Drive, The Banks and Kendal RdDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC37
- Church Beck and Yewdale Beck at Coniston, around Ruskin Avenue, The Garth, Yewdale Bridge, Lake Road and Beck YeatDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC47A
- Church Beck and Yewdale Beck at Coniston, Yewdale Road, Collingwood Close, Little Moss and Hawkshead Old Road areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC47B
- Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Stoney Lane, Kirkfield, Fair View Road, Rothay Park, Riverside, Fisher Beck, The Borrans, Lake RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC50A
- Rivers in Ambleside, Rothay Road, Compston Road, Greenbank Road, Millans Park, Kirkfield, Fisher Beck, Loughrigg ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC50B
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.