Hull Hessle Astral Close water level

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

River gauge, Western Drain, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.36m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Western Drain at Hull Hessle Astral Close is at 0.36 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.27 m to 3.30 m.

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.20 m and 0.44 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: 0.27 m – 3.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.20 m – 0.44 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.20 m – 0.36 m
Highest on record: 1.53 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record: 0.27 mJuly 26, 2021

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: 4.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 9° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 10 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 13 mm, 73% Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 10 mm, 82% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.2 mm, 27% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 11° 7° 27 mm, 81% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 12° 5° 1.0 mm, 38% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Other gauges on the Western Drain

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hessle Western DrainRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.07 m	Normal	+0.02 m	0.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HessleRiver gauge, Fleet Drain	0.93 m	Normal	+0.10 m	1.5 km
North Hull Birdsall AvenueRiver gauge, Setting Dyke	0.13 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.4 km
North Hull National AvenueRiver gauge, Setting Dyke	0.32 m	Normal	+0.02 m	4.4 km
Barton on HumberRiver gauge, Barton Haven	0.36 m	Normal	±0	4.9 km
Cottingham HallgateRiver gauge, Broadlane Beck	0.08 m	Normal	±0	5.5 km
Stoneferry BridgeRiver gauge, River Hull	0.55 m	Normal	+0.08 m	7.6 km
Bransholme Great Culvert Pumping StationRiver gauge, Holderness Drain	−2.09 m	Normal	+0.19 m	11 km
South Cave Beverley RoadRiver gauge, South Cave Beck	0.22 m	Low	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Western Drain at Hull Hessle Astral Close?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.27 m to 3.30 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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hull Hessle Astral Close today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hull Hessle Astral Close rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hull Hessle Astral Close 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 Hull Hessle Astral Close?

The highest level on record is 1.53 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.27 m on July 26, 2021.

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:L3213 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.73273, -0.43053 (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	0.36 m	2026-10-21 05:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Hull Hessle Astral Close (ea:L3213). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/hull-hessle-astral-close

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