Pocklington water level
River gauge, Pocklington Beck, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
What this means
Pocklington Beck at Pocklington is running at a record low at −0.01 m.
No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.00 m, from April 23, 2015. The median for mid-October is 0.02 m, based on 17 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.01 m and 0.00 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.02 m0.02 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- −0.03 m – 0.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.02 m – 0.40 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.01 m – 0.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.01 m – 0.04 m
- Highest on record
- 0.73 mDecember 26, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mApril 23, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 m below the lowest level on record
Fishing and paddling
At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton LockRiver gauge, Bielby Beck | 0.11 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 6.6 km |
| Sandhill BridgeRiver gauge, Blackfoss Beck | 0.09 m | Very low | ±0 | 8.2 km |
| Market WeightonRiver gauge, Mill Beck | 0.04 m | Low | +0.02 m | 10 km |
| Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 5.86 m | Normal | +0.07 m | 10 km |
| Elvington Pumping StationRiver gauge, Elvington Beck | 4.11 m | Normal | +0.11 m | 10 km |
| Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 7.21 m | Very high | ±0 | 11 km |
| ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 12 km |
| Holme House FarmRiver gauge, River Foulness | 0.13 m | Low | +0.01 m | 12 km |
Questions and answers
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 −0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Pocklington today?
On 20 Oct 2026, 22:15 BST, the water level was −0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Pocklington rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Pocklington normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Pocklington?
The highest level on record is 0.73 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.00 m on April 23, 2015.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L2837(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.93302, -0.77487(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 | −0.01 m | 2026-10-20 21:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Pocklington (ea:L2837). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/pocklington
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