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Loftsome Bridge water level

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

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

2.50m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

3 5 Highest onrecord 5.43 m Lowest on record 0.94 m

History

History
1.52.02.5mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 20Bottom of normal range1.52.02.5mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20Bottom of normal range
1.52.02.5mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 20Bottom of normal range1.52.02.5mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
24mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range24mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
23mJanMarMayJulSepNov202623mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Derwent at Loftsome Bridge is at 2.50 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.33 m above the median of 2.16 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.24 m (+0.26 m).

It has risen 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.33 m and 2.78 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
2.16 m0.33 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.83 m – 2.87 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
1.57 m – 5.20 m
Same day last year
2.24 m+0.26 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.33 m – 2.78 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
2.06 m – 3.72 m
Highest on record
5.43 mJanuary 24, 2008
Lowest on record
0.94 mApril 10, 2013

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 Derwent

River Derwent, North East England

The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland, and in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It then enters the Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers, west of Consett. The River Derwent then flows through the Derwent Gorge, past Allensford, Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill, Rowlands Gill, Gibside estate and the Nine Arches Viaduct near Derwenthaugh Country Park. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 22 km/h
19 Mon 15° 9° 7.2 mm, 91% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 9.6 mm, 54% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 1.8 mm, 59% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 2.1 mm, 30% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 3.0 mm, 57% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Other gauges on the River Derwent

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent 2.53 m No reference yet +0.03 m 2.4 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 2.66 m Normal +0.03 m 6.7 km
Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent 5.86 m Normal +0.07 m 18 km
Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 7.21 m Very high ±0 26 km
ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.06 m Lowest on record ±0 29 km
Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent 14.21 m Low ±0 36 km
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.50 m Very low +0.02 m 43 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.36 m Normal +0.01 m 45 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent 1.23 m Normal +0.01 m 49 km
West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent −0.19 m Lowest on record ±0 62 km
Forge ValleyRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.15 m Low ±0 63 km
Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent 41.18 m Very low ±0 65 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Snaith IngsRiver gauge 0.41 m Very high +0.04 m 7.7 km
Carlton BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire −0.30 m Very low −0.07 m 8.9 km
Selby Dam Pumping StationRiver gauge, Selby Dam 2.02 m High +0.01 m 9.2 km
West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond 0.25 m Very low +0.01 m 9.8 km
Gowdall IngsRiver gauge 0.99 m Normal +0.03 m 9.9 km
Welham BridgeRiver gauge, River Foulness 0.50 m Very high +0.01 m 10 km
Holme House FarmRiver gauge, River Foulness 0.13 m Low +0.01 m 11 km
Hensall IngsRiver gauge, Wheelan Dyke −0.53 m Normal −0.07 m 11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Derwent at Loftsome Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.26 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.24 m.

What is a normal level for the River Derwent at Loftsome Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.83 m and 2.87 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Loftsome Bridge really 2.50 m deep?

No. 2.50 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 Loftsome Bridge today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the surface elevation was 2.50 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Loftsome Bridge rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Loftsome Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Loftsome Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.43 m on January 24, 2008. The lowest is 0.94 m on April 10, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F2802 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.75919, -0.93668 (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 2.50 m 2026-10-20 21:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Loftsome Bridge (ea:F2802). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/loftsome-bridge

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