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Burn Bridge water level

River gauge, River Crimple, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.22 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

0.040.06mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.040.06mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.040.06mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.040.06mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Burn Bridge: the gauge reads 0.04 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.04 m to 0.50 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.03 m – 0.07 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
0.04 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.06 m
Highest on record
1.22 mJune 25, 2007
Lowest on record
0.01 mJune 25, 2021

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Crimple

Crimple Beck

Crimple Beck or the River Crimple is a beck which flows through North Yorkshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Nidd which it joins between Little Ribston and Walshford north of Wetherby. The beck is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) long, and has a total catchment area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi), which drains the area around Harrogate. Its tributaries include the Park Beck.

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

18 Sun 11° 6° 0.1 mm Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 2.7 mm, 84% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 11 mm, 67% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 1.9 mm, 58% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 1.5 mm, 54% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 27 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Crimple

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Blackstones FarmRiver gauge, River Crimple 0.15 m Very low −0.02 m 12 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ArthingtonRiver gauge, River Wharfe 0.42 m Normal −0.09 m 6.7 km
Pool BridgeRiver gauge, River Wharfe 0.17 m Normal −0.06 m 7.5 km
BirstwithRiver gauge, River Nidd 0.14 m Low −0.01 m 10.0 km
OtleyRiver gauge, River Wharfe 0.39 m Low −0.02 m 10 km
CollinghamRiver gauge, River Wharfe 0.54 m Normal −0.05 m 11 km
BardseyRiver gauge, Bardsey Beck 0.15 m Normal −0.02 m 12 km
Horsforth Cornmill ViewRiver gauge, Oil Mill Beck 0.65 m Normal −0.02 m 14 km
HunsingoreRiver gauge, River Nidd 0.10 m Very low −0.01 m 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Crimple at Burn Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.04 m to 0.50 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Burn Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Burn Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Burn Bridge 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 Burn Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.22 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.01 m on June 25, 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:F2120 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.96222, -1.56884 (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 0.04 m 2026-10-18 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Burn Bridge (ea:F2120). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/burn-bridge

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