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Bat Bridge water level

River gauge, Cundall Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.48 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

History
0.100.150.200.25mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.100.150.200.25mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.10 m, Cundall Beck at Bat Bridge is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.12 m (−0.02 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.06 m (June 16, 1992).

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 0.10 m and 0.12 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
0.13 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.18 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 0.26 m
Same day last year
0.12 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 0.43 m
Highest on record
2.48 mJanuary 22, 2021
Lowest on record
0.06 mJune 16, 1992

On the river at Bat 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: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 1.0 mm, 50% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 11 mm, 68% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 9.0 mm, 70% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 11° 1° – Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 16 mm, 68% Wind 33 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 1.8 mm, 45% Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CrakehillRiver gauge, River Swale 0.23 m Normal −0.02 m 1.1 km
DaltonRiver gauge, Cod Beck 0.94 m Normal −0.02 m 4.2 km
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure 9.74 m Very low ±0 5.9 km
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Tutt 11.87 m Normal ±0 5.9 km
Myton-On-SwaleRiver gauge, River Swale 0.55 m Low −0.04 m 5.9 km
Westwick WeirRiver gauge, River Ure 0.19 m Normal +0.04 m 8.3 km
ThirskRiver gauge, Cod Beck 0.12 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 10 km
Ripon Ure BankRiver gauge, River Ure 0.16 m Normal ±0 10 km

Questions and answers

How does Cundall Beck at Bat Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.12 m.

What is a normal level for Cundall Beck at Bat Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.18 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bat Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bat Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bat Bridge normal?

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

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

The highest level on record is 2.48 m on January 22, 2021. The lowest is 0.06 m on June 16, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F2311 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.14571, -1.36005 (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 0.10 m 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bat Bridge (ea:F2311). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/bat-bridge

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