Nivelmap
EN

Hempholme Pumping Station water level

River gauge, Mickley Dyke, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Right now

Normal for late October

Surface elevation

1.64m Steady over the last 24 hours

2 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.77 m Lowest on record 1.55 m

History

History
2.02.5mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range2.02.5mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
2.02.5mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range2.02.5mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.52.02.53.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.52.02.53.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
1.52.02.53.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20261.52.02.53.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Hempholme Pumping Station reads 1.64 m, a normal level for late October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 1.65 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.60 m (+0.04 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.64 m and 1.67 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.65 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.62 m – 2.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
1.59 m – 2.46 m
Same day last year
1.60 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.64 m – 1.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.58 m – 3.00 m
Highest on record
3.77 mJanuary 21, 2008
Lowest on record
1.55 mNovember 18, 2003

On the river at Hempholme Pumping Station

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 12 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 11° 7.9 mm, 100% Wind 26 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 22 mm, 100% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° – Wind 26 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 20 mm, 100% Wind 48 km/h
24 Sat 13° 6° 4.7 mm, 80% Wind 42 km/h
25 Sun 12° 8° – Wind 57 km/h
26 Mon 13° 7° – Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hempholme PSRiver gauge, Roam Drain −0.50 m Normal +0.02 m 0.0 km
Hempholme WeirRiver gauge, River Hull 3.04 m Normal −0.03 m 1.6 km
Frodingham BridgeRiver gauge, Frodingham Beck 0.42 m Normal −0.03 m 4.3 km
Wansford Snakeholm LockRiver gauge, West Beck 0.44 m Low +0.01 m 6.7 km
DriffieldRiver gauge, Driffield Trout Stream 0.17 m Very low ±0 10 km
Beverley ShipyardRiver gauge, River Hull 1.34 m Very low +0.10 m 11 km
Bransholme Great Culvert Pumping StationRiver gauge, Holderness Drain −2.09 m Normal +0.19 m 14 km
Cottingham HallgateRiver gauge, Broadlane Beck 0.08 m Normal ±0 17 km

Questions and answers

How does the Mickley Dyke at Hempholme Pumping Station compare with last year?

It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.60 m.

What is a normal level for the Mickley Dyke at Hempholme Pumping Station in late October?

The median for late October is 1.65 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.62 m and 2.17 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Hempholme Pumping Station really 1.64 m deep?

No. 1.64 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Hempholme Pumping Station today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the surface elevation was 1.64 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hempholme Pumping Station rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hempholme Pumping Station normal?

Normal for late October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hempholme Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 3.77 m on January 21, 2008. The lowest is 1.55 m on November 18, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L3111 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.92958, -0.33468 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 1.64 m 2026-10-21 05:45 Provisional

Download

Embed this gauge

Add a live card for this gauge to your website. It updates on its own and links back here.

How to cite

Environment Agency: Hempholme Pumping Station (ea:L3111). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/hempholme-pumping-station

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.