Environment Agency monitoring station
Southwaite Bridge
River Cocker · Cockermouth · Derwent West Cumbria and Duddon catchment
EA station reference
751613
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 Cocker
- Catchment
- Derwent West Cumbria and Duddon
- Nearest named place
- Cockermouth
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1975
- Coordinates
- 54.64039, -3.34813
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.
- Residential and commercial properties adjacent to the River Cocker at Cockermouth, Challoner Street, Croft Terrace, Croftside, Jubilee Court, Rubbybanks Rd and South Street areaDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC4D
- Lower Derwent from Bassenthwaite Lake to the coast at Workington. The Cocker from Crummock Water to Cockermouth. The River Marron from Ullock to its confluence with the Derwent near BridgefootDesignated alert area · EA ref 011WAFCD
- Rivers Cocker and Derwent at Cockermouth, Cricket Ground, Trout Hotel and Market Street Car Parks, Hatters CroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC4B
- Residential and commercial properties adjacent to the River Derwent at Cockermouth, including Derwent Mills, Derwentside Gardens, Riverside Terrace, Wakefield Road, St Leonard's Close, Gote Road, Spital Ing Lane and Low Road areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC4E
- Residential and commercial properties adjacent to the River Cocker at Cockermouth, Market Place, Market Street and Banks Court areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC4C
- Low lying roads, agricultural land and isolated properties adjacent to the River Derwent at CamertonDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC23
- Properties adjacent to the River Cocker at Southwaite Bridge, including Southwaite MillDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC14
- Properties in the Gote Road and St Leonards Lane and Close areas of Cockermouth liable to flooding from surface waterDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC4F
- Commercial and residential properties adjacent to the Rivers Cocker and Derwent at Cockermouth, Brewery Lane, Bridge St, Crown Street, High Sand Lane, Main Street and Waterloo Street areaDesignated warning area · EA ref 011FWFNC4A
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.