Hempholme Weir water level

Name: Hempholme Weir water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

3.03m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Hull at Hempholme Weir is at 3.03 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 3.02 m to 3.18 m.

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.98 m and 3.11 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 3.02 m – 3.18 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.98 m – 3.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.99 m – 3.10 m
Highest on record: 3.93 mFebruary 3, 2021
Lowest on record: 2.85 mSeptember 20, 2011

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Hull

The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber Estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of York charged tolls for its use, it became a free navigation. The upper reaches became part of the Driffield Navigation from 1770, after which they were again subject to tolls, and the section within the city of Hull came under the jurisdiction of the Port of Hull, with the same result.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 8° 0.4 mm Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 8.1 mm, 97% Wind 27 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 3.8 mm, 39% Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 7.3 mm, 61% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° 1.8 mm, 22% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 12 mm, 59% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° 0.6 mm, 48% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the River Hull

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Scurf DykeRiver gauge, River Hull	3.16 m	No reference yet	±0	0.7 km
Wilfholme PSRiver gauge, River Hull	1.43 m	No reference yet	±0	3.4 km
Beverley ShipyardRiver gauge, River Hull	1.26 m	Very low	+0.01 m	10 km
Stoneferry BridgeRiver gauge, River Hull	0.48 m	Normal	+0.02 m	19 km
Hull High Flaggs, Lincoln StreetRiver gauge, River Hull	−1.04 m	No reference yet	−0.62 m	20 km
Hull Barrier Victoria PierRiver gauge, River Hull	−0.72 m	No reference yet	−0.10 m	22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hempholme Pumping StationRiver gauge, Mickley Dyke	1.64 m	Normal	±0	1.6 km
Hempholme PSRiver gauge, Roam Drain	−0.49 m	Normal	+0.02 m	1.6 km
Frodingham BridgeRiver gauge, Frodingham Beck	0.43 m	Normal	±0	4.0 km
Wansford Snakeholm LockRiver gauge, West Beck	0.44 m	Low	+0.01 m	5.8 km
DriffieldRiver gauge, Driffield Trout Stream	0.17 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km
Bransholme Great Culvert Pumping StationRiver gauge, Holderness Drain	−2.08 m	Normal	+0.15 m	15 km
Cottingham HallgateRiver gauge, Broadlane Beck	0.08 m	Normal	±0	17 km
BoyntonRiver gauge, Gypsey Race	−0.28 m	Lowest on record	±0	19 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Hull at Hempholme Weir?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 3.02 m to 3.18 m for this gauge.

Is Hempholme Weir really 3.03 m deep?

No. 3.03 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 Weir today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the surface elevation was 3.03 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hempholme Weir rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hempholme Weir normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hempholme Weir?

The highest level on record is 3.93 m on February 3, 2021. The lowest is 2.85 m on September 20, 2011.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:F3102 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.93408, -0.35710 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	3.03 m	2026-10-21 07:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hempholme Weir (ea:F3102). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/hempholme-weir

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