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Norton Mill Beck Screen water level

River gauge, Mill Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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High for mid-October

Water level

0.22m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.65 m Lowest on record -0.05 m

History

History
-0.00.20.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Norton Mill Beck Screen shows 0.22 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.03 m, based on 19 years of readings, so the river level is 0.19 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was −0.03 m, a difference of +0.25 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 0.24 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.03 m0.19 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
−0.03 m – 0.30 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)
Normal range
−0.02 m – 0.46 m
Same day last year
−0.03 m+0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.19 m – 0.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.03 m – 1.11 m
Highest on record
1.65 mNovember 19, 2019
Lowest on record
−0.05 mOctober 23, 2013

On the river at Norton Mill Beck Screen

High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About Mill Beck

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 10° 6.3 mm, 100% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 8.0 mm, 87% Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 15 mm, 88% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 1.2 mm, 45% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 13° 6° 24 mm, 69% Wind 44 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 1.5 mm, 52% Wind 30 km/h
25 Sun 16° 8° 6.0 mm, 49% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on Mill Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Market WeightonRiver gauge, Mill Beck 0.04 m Low +0.03 m 30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.48 m Very low ±0 0.4 km
Norton Priorpot Beck PSRiver gauge, Priorpot Beck 0.15 m Normal ±0 1.0 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.34 m Normal ±0 2.7 km
Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye 0.16 m Low ±0 5.2 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent 1.20 m Normal −0.01 m 7.5 km
Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent 14.21 m Low ±0 7.8 km
Pickering, Ings BridgeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck 0.06 m Very low ±0 11 km
NormanbyRiver gauge, River Seven 0.05 m Very low −0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is Norton Mill Beck Screen higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.25 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.03 m.

What is a normal level for Norton Mill Beck Screen in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.03 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.03 m and 0.30 m, based on 19 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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Norton Mill Beck Screen today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Norton Mill Beck Screen rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Norton Mill Beck Screen normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Norton Mill Beck Screen?

The highest level on record is 1.65 m on November 19, 2019. The lowest is −0.05 m on October 23, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L28092 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.13075, -0.79145 (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 0.22 m 2026-10-19 09:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Norton Mill Beck Screen (ea:L28092). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/norton-mill-beck-screen

How we check values

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