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Bassenthwaite Lake level at Castle Howe

Latest at 6:30am on 23 December

Height
1.55m
Trend
Steady
State
Normal

Normal range 0.66m to 2.07m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

5.16m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (6 December 2015)
2.07m
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
1.55m
Latest level

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

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels