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Live river level, flow, historical records and forecast for River Eden at Great Corby in England, United Kingdom, built from official government gauge data.
River Eden at Great Corby is a gauged river in England.
Temperate hydrology here points to a spring rise from snowmelt or rainfall, then lower water in summer. The station’s typical high month is November at 0.94 m (3.08 ft), while July is the low month at 0.56 m (1.83 ft). For anyone drawing water, launching a boat, or watching a bank, that seasonal spread is modest but real: the river does not stay at one level through the year.
The typical annual swing is 37.9 cm (14.9 in). That is the scale of change to expect between the year’s quieter and fuller periods, even before short storms push levels outside the usual pattern.
The record high is 3.48 m (11.41 ft) in November 2009. The record low is 0.35 m (1.15 ft) in September 2003. Those two numbers show the reach this station has seen: the river can run far above its usual seasonal range, and it can also fall well below summer conditions.
For people near the water, records matter because they set context. A high reading is not just a number on a screen; it is a reminder of the level the river has reached at this point before. The same is true on the dry side, where shallow water can affect intakes, wading, and the edges that docks sit beside.
The hero figure on this page should be read against the median for the same calendar day across the station’s 30 years on record. That is more useful than the raw level alone, because it tells you whether today is sitting above or below the river’s usual position for this date.
At this station, the reading comes from the Environment Agency. A single elevation only says where the water is today; the daily median says what is normal here for this time of year. For a river with a November high month and a July low month, that comparison is the quickest way to judge whether the present level is ordinary, elevated, or low for Great Corby.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
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Nibi Metrics tracks more than 13,000 gauged lakes and rivers across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, reading directly from official federal monitoring networks: the Water Survey of Canada, the United States Geological Survey, Quebec's provincial hydrometric network, and the Environment Agency for England. Every number on the platform is measured, not modelled - taken from a government gauge on the water itself and compared against that location's own historical record for this exact date.
The level right now, in feet or metres, updated as the source agency publishes new readings - for many stations that is every five to fifteen minutes. How today compares to typical: every location carries its own typical-for-this-date band built from its historical record, so a reading is never just a number - it is above, below, or near what this water usually does on this calendar day. Which way it is moving: a measured RISING, FALLING, or STEADY verdict computed from the gauge's own recent readings, with the rate of change - the difference between a flood ending and one beginning. What comes next: level forecasts up to 72 hours ahead, driven by the gauge's recent behaviour, upstream water, and quantitative precipitation forecasts, alongside live radar, lightning, and weather for the surrounding region.
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