Gargrave High Street water level

Name: Gargrave High Street water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Aire, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.31m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST (28 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Gargrave High Street reads 0.31 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.20 m to 1.50 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.23 m and 0.87 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: 0.20 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.23 m – 0.87 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.23 m – 0.67 m
Highest on record: 1.74 mNovember 23, 2024
Lowest on record: 0.19 mApril 3, 2022

On the river at Gargrave High Street

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Aire

The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 7° 2.0 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 4.3 mm, 98% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 10 mm, 71% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 10° 3° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° 22 mm, 90% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 9° 4° 3.6 mm, 62% Wind 26 km/h

25 Sun 14° 7° 22 mm, 73% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 68%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
SnaygillRiver gauge, River Aire	0.42 m	Normal	−0.05 m	7.5 km
CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire	−0.16 m	Lowest on record	±0	9.9 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire	0.33 m	Low	−0.01 m	12 km
StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.00 m	Low	±0	19 km
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.26 m	Normal	−0.01 m	23 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.46 m	Normal	−0.02 m	24 km
SaltaireRiver gauge, River Aire	0.37 m	Low	−0.02 m	26 km
Apperley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.07 m	Lowest on record	−0.19 m	31 km
Kirkstall AbbeyRiver gauge, River Aire	1.48 m	Low	−0.08 m	38 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.46 m	Normal	−0.20 m	40 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire	0.57 m	Normal	−0.04 m	43 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	23.68 m	Low	−0.04 m	43 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Broughton HallRiver gauge, Broughton Beck	0.17 m	Normal	+0.01 m	3.7 km
Skipton MorrisonsRiver gauge, Eller Beck	0.04 m	Very low	−0.02 m	6.3 km
Skipton Medical CentreRiver gauge, Eller Beck	0.07 m	Very low	±0	6.3 km
Skipton Eller BeckRiver gauge, Eller Beck	0.11 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.8 km
Skibeden BeckRiver gauge, Waller Hill Beck	0.18 m	Very low	−0.01 m	6.9 km
Earby Youth HostelRiver gauge, Earby Beck	0.09 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.3 km
HellifieldRiver gauge, Hellifield Beck	0.28 m	Lowest on record	±0	7.8 km
Earby New CutRiver gauge, Earby Beck	0.34 m	High	+0.01 m	8.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Aire at Gargrave High Street?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.20 m to 1.50 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 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Gargrave High Street today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST, the water level was 0.31 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Gargrave High Street rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Gargrave High Street normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Gargrave High Street?

The highest level on record is 1.74 m on November 23, 2024. The lowest is 0.19 m on April 3, 2022.

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:F1509 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.98321, -2.10972 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.31 m	2026-10-20 11:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Gargrave High Street (ea:F1509). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/gargrave-high-street

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