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Sandhill Bridge water level

River gauge, Blackfoss Beck, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for late October

Water level

0.09m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.96 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.100.150.20mOct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Bottom of normal range
0.100.150.20mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.100.150.20mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.09 m, Blackfoss Beck at Sandhill Bridge is far below normal for late October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.14 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.12 m (−0.03 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.02 m (August 19, 1976).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.07 m and 0.11 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
0.14 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.10 m – 0.50 m
Same day last year
0.12 m−0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.11 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 1.03 m
Highest on record
1.96 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record
0.02 mAugust 19, 1976

On the river at Sandhill Bridge

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area 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° 6° 0.6 mm, 22% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 15° 10° 3.0 mm, 73% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 7.4 mm, 44% Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 4.0 mm, 59% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 2.1 mm, 27% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 3.0 mm, 58% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 05:55 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 73%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent 5.86 m Normal +0.07 m 2.1 km
Elvington Pumping StationRiver gauge, Elvington Beck 4.09 m Normal +0.11 m 2.3 km
Thornton LockRiver gauge, Bielby Beck 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 4.6 km
PocklingtonRiver gauge, Pocklington Beck −0.01 m Lowest on record ±0 8.2 km
Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 7.21 m High ±0 8.3 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 2.70 m Normal +0.05 m 11 km
ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.06 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km
Holme House FarmRiver gauge, River Foulness 0.13 m Low +0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does Blackfoss Beck at Sandhill Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.12 m.

What is a normal level for Blackfoss Beck at Sandhill Bridge in late October?

The median for late October is 0.14 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.24 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Sandhill Bridge today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 02:45 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sandhill Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sandhill Bridge normal?

Very low for late October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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

The highest level on record is 1.96 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.02 m on August 19, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F2835 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.91757, -0.89765 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.09 m 2026-10-21 01:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sandhill Bridge (ea:F2835). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/sandhill-bridge

How we check values

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