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Norton Priorpot Beck PS water level

River gauge, Priorpot Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.90 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

0.100.150.200.25mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.100.150.200.25mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Norton Priorpot Beck PS, where the gauge shows 0.14 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 1.58 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.14 m – 0.24 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
0.09 m – 1.58 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record
3.90 mNovember 29, 2012
Lowest on record
0.08 mNovember 12, 2016

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

19 Mon 14° 10° 6.7 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 9.1 mm, 87% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 0.9 mm, 88% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 10° 2° 0.4 mm, 45% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 13 mm, 69% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 11° 7° – Wind 29 km/h
25 Sun 17° 9° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Norton Mill Beck ScreenRiver gauge, Mill Beck 0.21 m High +0.01 m 1.0 km
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.48 m Very low +0.01 m 1.1 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.35 m Normal +0.01 m 1.7 km
Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye 0.17 m Low +0.02 m 4.3 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent 1.22 m Normal +0.03 m 6.5 km
Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent 14.21 m Low ±0 8.8 km
Pickering, Ings BridgeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck 0.06 m Very low ±0 10 km
Pickering Costa BeckRiver gauge, Costa Beck 0.13 m Normal ±0 12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Norton Priorpot Beck PS?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 1.58 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Norton Priorpot Beck PS today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 02:15 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Norton Priorpot Beck PS rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Norton Priorpot Beck PS 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 Norton Priorpot Beck PS?

The highest level on record is 3.90 m on November 29, 2012. The lowest is 0.08 m on November 12, 2016.

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:L28091 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.13708, -0.78016 (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 0.14 m 2026-10-20 01:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Norton Priorpot Beck PS (ea:L28091). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/norton-priorpot-beck-ps

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