Howe Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Rye, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.16m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST (43 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Howe Bridge: the gauge reads 0.16 m, below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.19 m to 4.00 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.09 m – 0.23 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: 0.19 m – 4.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.09 m – 0.23 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.09 m – 0.22 m
Highest on record: 5.56 mOctober 22, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.05 mJune 18, 2003

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 Rye

The River Rye in the English county of North Yorkshire rises just south of the Cleveland Hills, east of Osmotherley. It flows through Ryedale and the communities of Hawnby, Rievaulx, Helmsley, Nunnington, West and East Ness, Butterwick, Brawby, and Ryton, before joining the River Derwent at 54°10′N 00°44′W near Malton.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 6° 1.0 mm, 22% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 1.6 mm, 82% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 5.2 mm, 38% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 9.3 mm, 64% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 11° 3° 1.5 mm, 27% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 4° 3.3 mm, 61% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 9° 2° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rye

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
NessRiver gauge, River Rye	0.27 m	Very low	±0	12 km
Broadway FootRiver gauge, River Rye	0.06 m	Very low	±0	28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.21 m	Normal	−0.07 m	2.7 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.34 m	Normal	−0.04 m	3.1 km
Norton Priorpot Beck PSRiver gauge, Priorpot Beck	0.15 m	Normal	+0.01 m	4.3 km
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.48 m	Very low	−0.02 m	5.1 km
Norton Mill Beck ScreenRiver gauge, Mill Beck	0.20 m	High	±0	5.2 km
Pickering, Ings BridgeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck	0.06 m	Very low	±0	6.1 km
Thornton le DaleRiver gauge, Thornton Beck	0.07 m	Low	±0	7.8 km
PickeringRiver gauge, Pickering Beck	0.08 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.1 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Rye at Howe Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.19 m to 4.00 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Howe Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Howe Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Howe 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 Howe Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.56 m on October 22, 2015. The lowest is 0.05 m on June 18, 2003.

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:F2502 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.17431, -0.76213 (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	0.16 m	2026-10-18 07:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Howe Bridge (ea:F2502). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/howe-bridge

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer