York Foss Barrier water level

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

River gauge, River Ouse, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

5.19m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at York Foss Barrier, where the gauge shows 5.19 m.

The usual range here runs from 5.05 m to 7.90 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.12 m – 7.55 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: 5.05 m – 7.90 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.12 m – 7.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.12 m – 5.65 m
Highest on record: 10.20 mNovember 4, 2000
Lowest on record: 4.89 mSeptember 24, 1996

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.

About the River Ouse

The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at 129 miles (208 km), the sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom and the longest to flow entirely in one county. The length of the Ouse alone is about 52 miles (84 km) but the total length of the river is disputed.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 9° 4.6 mm, 100% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.3 mm, 95% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 17 mm, 68% Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.2 mm, 32% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 12° 5° 21 mm, 80% Wind 41 km/h

24 Sat 11° 6° 2.3 mm, 54% Wind 27 km/h

25 Sun 16° 8° 6.0 mm, 45% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ouse

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Viking RecorderRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.22 m	Normal	−0.03 m	0.9 km
Clifton Ings OutfallRiver gauge, River Ouse	5.20 m	Low	−0.03 m	2.6 km
SkeltonRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.67 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.7 km
Naburn LockRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.59 m	Low	−0.03 m	6.7 km
MonktonRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.44 m	Low	−0.05 m	10 km
CawoodRiver gauge, River Ouse	1.99 m	No reference yet	+0.08 m	14 km
Selby WestmillRiver gauge, River Ouse	1.45 m	No reference yet	+0.26 m	19 km
GooleRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.73 m	No reference yet	+0.71 m	31 km
BlacktoftRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.60 m	No reference yet	+0.73 m	36 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, Browney Dyke	5.20 m	Normal	−0.02 m	0.1 km
York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss	7.58 m	Normal	±0	0.2 km
York Wolfe AvenueRiver gauge, Tang Hall Beck	0.08 m	Very low	+0.05 m	1.8 km
HolgateRiver gauge, Holgate Beck	0.04 m	Normal	+0.02 m	2.5 km
HuntingtonRiver gauge, River Foss	0.70 m	Low	±0	3.3 km
RawcliffeRiver gauge, Blue Beck	0.24 m	Normal	+0.12 m	3.9 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ouse at York Foss Barrier?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 5.05 m to 7.90 m for this gauge.

Is York Foss Barrier really 5.19 m deep?

No. 5.19 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of York Foss Barrier today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST, the surface elevation was 5.19 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is York Foss Barrier rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of York Foss Barrier 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 York Foss Barrier?

The highest level on record is 10.20 m on November 4, 2000. The lowest is 4.89 m on September 24, 1996.

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:L2404 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.95230, -1.07845 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	5.19 m	2026-10-19 15:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: York Foss Barrier (ea:L2404). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/york-foss-barrier

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