River Derwent level at Kingfisher, Cockermouth

Latest at 10:45am on 19 March

Height
1.24m
Trend
Rising
State
Normal

Normal range 0.50m to 1.50m

Height in metres over the last 5 days and up to 36 hour forecast

Information:

This station includes an automated model. The highest level in the model is 1.23m on 19 March at 11:00am. Read more about how we forecast river levels.

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

4.54m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (recorded on 6 December 2015)
2.65m
Historical event: Flooding up to sill level of Waterloo Street floodgate
2.51m
Property flooding is possible above this level. One or more flood warnings may be issued
2.00m
Low lying land flooding is possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued
1.50m
This is the top of the normal range
1.24m
Latest level

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

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