Norton Mill Beck Screen water level
River gauge, Mill Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
High for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Norton Mill Beck Screen shows 0.20 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 0.17 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was −0.03 m, a difference of +0.23 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. 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 m0.17 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+0.23 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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Mill Beck
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market WeightonRiver gauge, Mill Beck | 0.03 m | Low | +0.02 m | 30 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.47 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 0.4 km |
| Norton Priorpot Beck PSRiver gauge, Priorpot Beck | 0.14 m | Normal | ±0 | 1.0 km |
| Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.33 m | Low | −0.01 m | 2.7 km |
| Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye | 0.15 m | Low | −0.01 m | 5.2 km |
| Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 1.19 m | Normal | −0.02 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 | 0.06 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 12 km |
Questions and answers
Is Norton Mill Beck Screen higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.23 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 0.20 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, 04:30 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Norton Mill Beck Screen rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady 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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 0.20 m | 2026-10-19 03:30 | 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
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