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SwedenWinestead Booster Pumping Station water level
River gauge, Winestead Drain, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for late October
Surface elevation
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Winestead Booster Pumping Station, where the gauge shows −0.24 m.
That puts it 0.04 m below the median of −0.20 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.33 m (+0.09 m).
It is still going down, by 0.17 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.35 m – −0.03 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
- −0.20 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- −0.33 m – 0.06 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Same day last year
- −0.33 m+0.09 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.35 m – −0.03 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.35 m – 0.07 m
For anglers and canoeists
This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
About the Winestead Drain
Winestead Drain is a small river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The river flows south from Withernsea, around Patrington, before turning eastwards towards the Humber Estuary. The river was noted for being an inland waterway bringing shipping to the lower Humber reaches, though the river is now not navigable.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 8.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the Winestead Drain
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrington Haven OutstraysRiver gauge, Winestead Drain | 0.82 m | No reference yet | +0.04 m | 5.9 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone CreekRiver gauge, Keyingham Drain | 0.19 m | No reference yet | +0.02 m | 7.9 km |
| Skeffling Pumping StationRiver gauge, Skeffling Drain | 0.79 m | Very high | +0.07 m | 8.5 km |
| Burstwick Hall Road BridgeRiver gauge, Burstwick Drain | 0.60 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 9.2 km |
| Middle Drain Outfall Immingham WitsRiver gauge | −0.30 m | No reference yet | +0.01 m | 12 km |
| North Beck Outfall ImminghamRiver gauge | −0.37 m | No reference yet | +0.02 m | 12 km |
| Hedon Thorn Road BridgeRiver gauge, Burstwick Drain | 0.61 m | No reference yet | +0.04 m | 12 km |
| Thorngumbald Pumping StationRiver gauge, Thorngumbald Drain | 0.28 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 12 km |
| River Freshney GrimsbyRiver gauge, Laceby Beck | 0.20 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 14 km |
Questions and answers
How does Winestead Drain at Winestead Booster Pumping Station compare with last year?
It is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.33 m.
What is a normal level for Winestead Drain at Winestead Booster Pumping Station in late October?
The median for late October is −0.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.33 m and 0.06 m, based on 21 years of records.
Is Winestead Booster Pumping Station really −0.24 m deep?
No. −0.24 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 Winestead Booster Pumping Station today?
On 21 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the surface elevation was −0.24 m. Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Winestead Booster Pumping Station rising or falling?
Down 0.17 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Winestead Booster Pumping Station normal?
Normal for late October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
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:L3341(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.69131, -0.03115(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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface elevation | −0.24 m | 2026-10-21 07:30 | Provisional |
| Water level | – | – | – |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Winestead Booster Pumping Station (ea:L3341). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-riding-of-yorkshire/winestead-booster-pumping-station
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