North Hull Birdsall Avenue water level

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

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

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.13m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

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

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Setting Dyke at North Hull Birdsall Avenue is at 0.13 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 0.49 m.

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.13 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: 0.00 m – 0.49 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.03 m – 0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.03 m – 0.11 m
Highest on record: 1.91 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record: −0.04 mSeptember 6, 2010

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

21 Wed 12° 8° 18 mm, 95% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 11° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 17 mm, 100% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 13° 7° 4.8 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h

25 Sun 12° 9° 0.3 mm, 52% Wind 46 km/h

26 Mon 14° 7° – Wind 26 km/h

27 Tue 15° 9° 1.4 mm, 57% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on the Setting Dyke

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Hull National AvenueRiver gauge, Setting Dyke	0.32 m	Normal	+0.02 m	1.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cottingham HallgateRiver gauge, Broadlane Beck	0.08 m	Normal	±0	2.5 km
Hessle Western DrainRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.07 m	Normal	+0.02 m	3.4 km
Hull Hessle Astral CloseRiver gauge, Western Drain	0.36 m	Normal	+0.03 m	3.4 km
HessleRiver gauge, Fleet Drain	0.89 m	Normal	+0.08 m	4.9 km
Stoneferry BridgeRiver gauge, River Hull	0.48 m	Normal	+0.02 m	5.2 km
Bransholme Great Culvert Pumping StationRiver gauge, Holderness Drain	−2.08 m	Normal	+0.15 m	8.2 km
Barton on HumberRiver gauge, Barton Haven	0.36 m	Normal	±0	8.2 km
Beverley ShipyardRiver gauge, River Hull	1.26 m	Very low	+0.01 m	9.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Setting Dyke at North Hull Birdsall Avenue?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 0.49 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 0.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North Hull Birdsall Avenue today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 08:45 BST, the water level was 0.13 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is North Hull Birdsall Avenue rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Hull Birdsall Avenue 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 North Hull Birdsall Avenue?

The highest level on record is 1.91 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is −0.04 m on September 6, 2010.

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:L32013_NE (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.76052, -0.40855 (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	0.13 m	2026-10-21 07:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: North Hull Birdsall Avenue (ea:L32013_NE). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/north-hull-birdsall-avenue

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