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Wansford Snakeholm Lock water level

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

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Right now

Low for late October

Water level

0.44m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 1.99 m Lowest on record 0.26 m

History

History
0.51.01.5mOct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.44 m, West Beck at Wansford Snakeholm Lock is below normal for late October.

That puts it 0.33 m below the median of 0.77 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.45 m (−0.02 m).

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.39 m and 0.46 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
0.77 m0.33 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.40 m – 1.28 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.41 m – 1.52 m
Same day last year
0.45 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.39 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.41 m – 1.73 m
Highest on record
1.99 mJune 24, 2007
Lowest on record
0.26 mMarch 23, 1992

On the river at Wansford Snakeholm Lock

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.

About West Beck

West Beck

West Beck is the common name given to the upper section of the old River Hull, as it rises in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds. After reaching Frodingham Beck at Emmotland, it becomes called the River Hull. It is noteworthy for being the most northerly chalk stream in England. It provides fly fishing for wild brown trout and grayling.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 9° 0.3 mm Wind 25 km/h
19 Mon 14° 11° 4.7 mm, 97% Wind 26 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 5.8 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 6.2 mm, 61% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 2.4 mm, 22% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 12 mm, 59% Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 10° 3° 0.6 mm, 48% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 05:53 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 75%

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Other gauges on West Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Darlington FaverdaleRiver gauge, West Beck 0.15 m Normal +0.03 m 100 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Frodingham BridgeRiver gauge, Frodingham Beck 0.42 m Normal −0.03 m 3.0 km
DriffieldRiver gauge, Driffield Trout Stream 0.17 m Very low ±0 4.8 km
Hempholme WeirRiver gauge, River Hull 3.04 m Normal −0.03 m 5.8 km
Hempholme Pumping StationRiver gauge, Mickley Dyke 1.64 m Normal ±0 6.7 km
Hempholme PSRiver gauge, Roam Drain −0.50 m Normal +0.02 m 6.8 km
BoyntonRiver gauge, Gypsey Race −0.28 m Lowest on record ±0 14 km
Beverley ShipyardRiver gauge, River Hull 1.34 m Very low +0.10 m 16 km
Bransholme Great Culvert Pumping StationRiver gauge, Holderness Drain −2.09 m Normal +0.19 m 21 km

Questions and answers

How does West Beck at Wansford Snakeholm Lock compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.45 m.

What is a normal level for West Beck at Wansford Snakeholm Lock in late October?

The median for late October is 0.77 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.40 m and 1.28 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 0.44 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wansford Snakeholm Lock today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.44 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Wansford Snakeholm Lock rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wansford Snakeholm Lock normal?

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 Wansford Snakeholm Lock?

The highest level on record is 1.99 m on June 24, 2007. The lowest is 0.26 m on March 23, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F3105 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.98547, -0.37470 (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 0.44 m 2026-10-21 05:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wansford Snakeholm Lock (ea:F3105). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/wansford-snakeholm-lock

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