Environment Agency monitoring station
Low Nibthwaite
River Crake · Blawith · South Cumbria catchment
EA station reference
737537
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 Crake
- Catchment
- South Cumbria
- Nearest named place
- Blawith
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1975
- Coordinates
- 54.28462, -3.08517
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 Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck and other watercourses, from Coniston to Barrow-in-Furness including low lying areas around Ulpha, Duddon Bridge, Broughton in Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Dalton in Furness and UlverstonDesignated alert area · EA ref 011WAFDU
- Low lying areas and properties in the town adjacent to Town Beck. Areas likely to be affected are the Gill, parts of Upper Brook Street, Buxton Place, Union Street, The Ellers area and the Recycling CentreDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC31A
- The Allotment Gardens, Lund Terrace, Morecambe Road, North Lonsdale Terrace, Kingsway, Dale Street and William Street areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC31B
- Properties adjacent to the River Leven at Newby Bridge and Backbarrow, including the Swan Hotel, Boat Houses, Mill Farm, The Whitewater Hotel, Water Close, Lakeland Village, Coach House and Levens DaleDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC35
- 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
- River Crake Valley, including Low Nibthwaite, Lowick Bridge, Spark Bridge and Penny BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC49
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.