Welcome to the River Allan Webcam
The River Allan is a 5 mile Grade 3/4 whitewater run from above Dunblane (Ashfield) to Bridge of Allan, Central Scotland, OS sheet 57.
The WEBCAM images below show the level of the River Allan at Dunblane. The current levels will be displayed at the top. I am keeping significant changes in levels to show the difference.
week ending 26-10-8
Loads and loads of sustained rain meant that the Allan was running very High. It peaked a couple of times firstly on 23-10-08 @ 2.8 and on 26-10-08 it went up to 2.9. Everything locally was going off and minor floods on roads and fields.
06-08-08
Significant rainfall over Central Scotland saw the Allan rise to 2.3 overnight. It dropped but was still at a good high level when we paddled it on Thurs 7/8. More rain saw it rise to 1.7 for the Sunday.
29-02-08
The Allan was a scrape this morning but after torrential rain is huge at 6pm Friday. It is still raining hard so expect massive levels tomorrow.
Unfortunately we did not have the expected rain overnight and despiute the level reaching 2.6 at midnight had dropped to 1.5 (still high) by morning, so no classic conditions today (1 March)
25-01-08
Looking good for the weekend. Today (Friday) the river was HUGE...almost as big as Dec 06 when it hit 3.4. It was tight under some of the bridges...also be very careful about trees if you get on this weekend.
13-01-2008 Sepa unavailable but I guess it was about 2.6
The Allan was 'stonkingly high' in spate today. Brilliant bouncy continuous Grade3, 3+ in parts and 4 at Ashfield weir. At this level there are huge holes which need to be avoided, exploding haystacks, boily eddies and some weird water flows. The water is moving like an express train and in most parts is running through the trees on both sides of the river, so swimming could be extremely dangerous. For this reason as well it is difficult to inspect so the river needs to be 'run as seen'. Fallen trees and bridges represent another hazard.
28-12-07
Where's the Water Sepa data is still unavailable for the Allan
Allan at a good level today after heavy overnight rain.
The webshots on this page are taken from the Fairy Bridge in Dunblane. There are 2 boulders underneath it which I use for checking the level of the river. When the big boulders under the bridge are covered its stonking. Today the boulders are just covered.
28-10-07 Sepa data is unavailable
I will post when it is online again
After a very long dry period this Autumn in Scotland we had heavy overnight rain putting the Allan up to a very good Med High level by morning. Water was just covering the big rocks beneath the 'fairy bridge'
18-8-07 Sepa Level 2.4 Absolutely tanking it down late Saturday after solid rain all day from totally dry on Friday. By Sunday it was down to a Medium level and a scrape by Monday.
12-8-07 Sepa level 1.6 but dropping during the day after a days heavy rain on Saturday. A good med high level, not stonking but excellent for August and reasonably warm today.
16-7-07
sorry no webcam image but the river unexpectedly rose from zero to Sepa level 2.2 by lunchtime due to the huge amount of rain falling!!
19-5-07 After what has seemed months without any decent rain today the river was running at a very respectable level. Certainly not what you would expect in May. Sepa level 1.7
28-02-07 Wednesday Sepa level 2.6. WOW. Snow was forecast for Tuesday but instead we got torential rain resulting in the river hiking up to this fantastic level.
Unfortunately as often is the case this level didn't last until the weekend. However the level had risen back up to 2.3 by next Tuesday 6/3/07
11-02-07 Sepa level. After a number of weeks with very low water due to freezing temps and snow, overnight snowmelt and rain changed the river from very low and perfectly clear to this reasonable medium level and the chocolate brown colour of the river when high.
20-01-07 Sepa level 2.4 rose up from 1.2 overnight due to rain and snow melt
14.01.07 Sepa level 1.8 (rose to 2.4 during day)
1.1.07 Sepa level 1.6
23.12.06 Where has all the water gone??
14-12-06 Sepa level 3.4
LARGEST LEVEL this year. See 'flooding photos' page
04.12.06
16.11.06
