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South Cave Beverley Road water level

River gauge, South Cave Beck, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 Highest onrecord 0.60 m Lowest on record 0.27 m

History

0.20.30.4mOct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.22 m, South Cave Beck at South Cave Beverley Road is below normal.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.27 m (March 16, 2021). The usual range here runs from 0.23 m to 0.30 m.

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 0.18 m and 0.39 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
0.23 m – 0.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.18 m – 0.39 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.20 m – 0.26 m
Highest on record
0.60 mNovember 29, 2025
Lowest on record
0.27 mMarch 16, 2021
Lowest on record
0.05 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at South Cave Beverley Road

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

18 Sun 13° 8° 0.4 mm Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 9.4 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 16 mm, 68% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 10 mm, 67% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° – Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 10° 5° 26 mm, 63% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° 1.6 mm, 38% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 73%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
North CaveRiver gauge, Mires Beck 0.13 m Low ±0 3.4 km
South NewbaldRiver gauge, Ings Beck 0.08 m Normal +0.01 m 5.1 km
Wholsea GrangeRiver gauge, Back Delfin 0.15 m Normal +0.02 m 8.5 km
Hessle Western DrainRiver gauge, Western Drain 0.11 m High +0.06 m 11 km
Market WeightonRiver gauge, Mill Beck 0.02 m Very low +0.01 m 12 km
Cottingham HallgateRiver gauge, Broadlane Beck 0.09 m Normal ±0 12 km
Hull Hessle Astral CloseRiver gauge, Western Drain 0.40 m Normal +0.06 m 12 km
HessleRiver gauge, Fleet Drain 1.58 m Normal +0.64 m 12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for South Cave Beck at South Cave Beverley Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.23 m to 0.30 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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of South Cave Beverley Road today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 03:00 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is South Cave Beverley Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of South Cave Beverley Road normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at South Cave Beverley Road?

The highest level on record is 0.60 m on November 29, 2025. The lowest is 0.27 m on March 16, 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:L3493 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.76948, -0.59927 (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 0.22 m 2026-10-21 02:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: South Cave Beverley Road (ea:L3493). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/south-cave-beverley-road

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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