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Thorngumbald Pumping Station water level

River gauge, Thorngumbald Drain, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for late October

Surface elevation

0.32m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.21 m Lowest on record 0.05 m

History

History
0.20.30.4mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Bottom of normal range
0.20.30.40.5mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.20.30.40.5mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Thorngumbald Drain at Thorngumbald Pumping Station is above normal at 0.32 m.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 0.29 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.31 m (+0.02 m).

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. In the last month it has stayed between 0.22 m and 0.48 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
0.29 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.24 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.23 m – 1.70 m
Same day last year
0.31 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.22 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.29 m – 0.59 m
Highest on record
2.21 mNovember 12, 2019
Lowest on record
0.05 mJune 13, 2006

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 11° 7.6 mm, 100% Wind 25 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 9.0 mm, 85% Wind 38 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° – Wind 27 km/h
23 Fri 13° 10° 15 mm, 91% Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 12° 8° 4.3 mm, 83% Wind 28 km/h
25 Sun 13° 9° 2.2 mm, 63% Wind 34 km/h
26 Mon 19° 9° 1.2 mm, 40% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PaullRiver gauge 1.69 m No reference yet ±0 1.6 km
Salt endRiver gauge, Burstwick Drain 0.65 m No reference yet +0.03 m 2.7 km
Hedon Westlands DrainRiver gauge, Burstwick Drain 0.33 m No reference yet +0.04 m 2.8 km
Hedon Thorn Road BridgeRiver gauge, Burstwick Drain 0.61 m No reference yet +0.03 m 3.1 km
Burstwick Hall Road BridgeRiver gauge, Burstwick Drain 0.60 m Normal +0.04 m 5.8 km
Stoneferry BridgeRiver gauge, River Hull 0.50 m Normal +0.03 m 9.7 km
Bransholme Great Culvert Pumping StationRiver gauge, Holderness Drain −2.08 m Normal +0.17 m 12 km
North Hull National AvenueRiver gauge, Setting Dyke 0.32 m Normal +0.02 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does Thorngumbald Drain at Thorngumbald Pumping Station compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.31 m.

What is a normal level for Thorngumbald Drain at Thorngumbald Pumping Station in late October?

The median for late October is 0.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.24 m and 0.33 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Thorngumbald Pumping Station really 0.32 m deep?

No. 0.32 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 Thorngumbald Pumping Station today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the surface elevation was 0.32 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Thorngumbald Pumping Station rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Thorngumbald Pumping Station normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Thorngumbald Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 2.21 m on November 12, 2019. The lowest is 0.05 m on June 13, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L3330 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.71085, -0.21797 (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 0.32 m 2026-10-21 06:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Thorngumbald Pumping Station (ea:L3330). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/thorngumbald-pumping-station

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