Hensall Ings water level

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

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

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

-0.48m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Wheelan Dyke at Hensall Ings is at −0.48 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from −0.61 m to 3.10 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.64 m and −0.45 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: −0.61 m – 3.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.64 m – −0.45 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.62 m – −0.50 m
Highest on record: 4.59 mFebruary 25, 2020
Lowest on record: −1.68 mMay 28, 2003

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 11° 4.7 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 38 mm, 86% Wind 37 km/h

22 Thu 10° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 14 mm, 86% Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 1.0 mm, 86% Wind 23 km/h

25 Sun 15° 9° 1.4 mm, 59% Wind 26 km/h

26 Mon 17° 9° 6.3 mm, 42% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond	0.25 m	Very low	+0.01 m	1.7 km
Gowdall IngsRiver gauge	0.92 m	Normal	−0.06 m	3.1 km
Chapel HaddleseyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.19 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.8 km
Carlton BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.67 m	Normal	+0.51 m	4.1 km
Roall IngsRiver gauge, Roall Dyke	0.55 m	Normal	−0.23 m	4.6 km
Birkin Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, River Aire	0.64 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.9 km
Snaith IngsRiver gauge	0.36 m	Very high	−0.02 m	6.2 km
Topham Ferry BridgeRiver gauge, River Went	0.57 m	Low	+0.02 m	6.8 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Wheelan Dyke at Hensall Ings?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of −0.61 m to 3.10 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so −0.48 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hensall Ings today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 05:45 BST, the water level was −0.48 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hensall Ings rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hensall Ings 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 Hensall Ings?

The highest level on record is 4.59 m on February 25, 2020. The lowest is −1.68 m on May 28, 2003.

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:L1811 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.70988, -1.08184 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
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
Water level	−0.48 m	2026-10-21 04:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hensall Ings (ea:L1811). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/hensall-ings

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.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer