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River Garnock at Kilwinning: level & flow

River gauge in Scotland · All River Garnock gauges

6.38m³/s
225 cfs · gauge 0.555 m · what is cfs?
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateFalling
24 hours
▼ 21 m³/s
7 days
▼ 4 m³/s
Normal for Oct 23 ?
8.39 m³/s
Water temp ?
Not measured

At a glance · Oct 23

About normal

The River Garnock at Kilwinning is flowing within its normal range for Oct 23.

  • This week↘ Falling 4.05 m³/s

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 1.29–21.63 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 3.46–14.91 m³/sToday: 6.38 m³/sToday 6.38 m³/sMedian 8.3910th90th25th75th
Usual range (10th–90th percentile): 1.29–21.63 m³/sNormal (25th–75th percentile): 3.46–14.91 m³/sToday: 6.38 m³/sToday 6.38 m³/sMedian 8.3910th90th25th75th
Ratio scale: equal steps are equal multiples, because flow varies so much.

Flow today against this gauge's percentiles for the date (48 years). A statistical guide, not advice.

Angling level guide

A statistical guide from this gauge's own history: "low" is below the 25th percentile for Oct 23, "high" above the 75th, "good" in between. It is not advice: check conditions on the bank, local club rules and any flood warning.

What this means

Flow is below the Oct 23 median of 8.39 m³/s (48 years of data).

It has dropped 20.9 m³/s in the past 24 hours.

The highest annual peak on record is 206.0 m³/s (Mar 30, 1987).

Flow chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Flood status

Flood warnings in Scotland are issued by SEPA, not by this website. Check Floodline Scotland for warnings in force.

Records

Highest annual peak flow
206.0 m³/s (Mar 30, 1987)
Highest annual peak stage
2.503 m (Dec 11, 1994)
Lowest daily flow, last 5 years
0.01 m³/s (May 22, 2025)
Normal range for Oct 23
3.46 m³/s – 14.9 m³/s (48 years)

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