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River Kent at Bowston

Level at 00:45 · Environment Agency gauge 730120

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River level

0.36 m ▶ Steady over 6 hoursWithin its normal range (22% of the top) Normal range0.13 – 1.20 m Against normal top22% Highest on record2.53 m · Dec 2015, Storm Desmond

Rain near this gauge

Average of 7 Environment Agency rain gauges within 10 miles · latest reading 00:45

Last hour0.0 mm Last 6 hours0.0 mm Last 24 hours0.0 mm
wettest gauge 0.2 mm Last 7 days104.6 mm
wettest gauge 145.7 mm

Rain per hour, last 48 hours, in millimetres. Rain gauges often report a few hours late, so the newest hours can fill in later. Rain at every gauge in Cumbria

Flood areas near this gauge

Where the Environment Agency sends flood warnings and alerts around Bowston.

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Other gauges on the River Kent

Upstream and downstream are worked out from each gauge’s height above sea level. A rise upstream usually reaches here a few hours later.