Holgate water level
River gauge, Holgate Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Holgate, where the gauge shows 0.02 m.
The median for mid-October is 0.04 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of −0.02 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.01 m – 0.30 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
- 0.04 m0.02 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.00 m – 0.86 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.00 m – 3.55 m
- Same day last year
- 0.04 m−0.02 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.01 m – 0.30 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.01 m – 0.95 m
- Highest on record
- 2.38 mJuly 12, 2008
- Lowest on record
- −0.13 mJanuary 4, 2009
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.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Ings OutfallRiver gauge, River Ouse | 5.27 m | Low | −0.03 m | 0.6 km |
| RawcliffeRiver gauge, Blue Beck | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 1.6 km |
| Viking RecorderRiver gauge, River Ouse | 0.29 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 1.8 km |
| York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss | 7.57 m | Normal | ±0 | 2.5 km |
| York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, Browney Dyke | 5.26 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 2.5 km |
| York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, River Ouse | 5.26 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 2.5 km |
| SkeltonRiver gauge, River Ouse | 0.74 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 3.4 km |
| HuntingtonRiver gauge, River Foss | 0.70 m | Low | ±0 | 3.4 km |
Questions and answers
Is Holgate Beck at Holgate higher than last year?
No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.
What is a normal level for Holgate Beck at Holgate in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.00 m and 0.86 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Holgate today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 21:15 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Holgate rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.18 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Holgate normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Holgate?
The highest level on record is 2.38 m on July 12, 2008. The lowest is −0.13 m on January 4, 2009.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L2452(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.96464, -1.11103(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 | 0.02 m | 2026-10-17 20:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Holgate (ea:L2452). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/holgate
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