Aldwark Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Ure, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.14m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST (37 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Ure at Aldwark Bridge is at 0.14 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 2.30 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.13 m and 0.83 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: 0.02 m – 2.30 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.13 m – 0.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.13 m – 0.65 m
Highest on record: 5.17 mSeptember 14, 1999
Lowest on record: −0.38 mJanuary 17, 2002

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ure

The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about 74 miles (119 km) long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its river. The old name for the valley was Yoredale after the river that runs through it.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 2.8 mm, 92% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 15 mm, 72% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 7.9 mm, 69% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 2° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 9° 4° 16 mm, 71% Wind 33 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° 2.2 mm, 39% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ure

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	9.74 m	Very low	±0	8.4 km
Westwick WeirRiver gauge, River Ure	0.19 m	Normal	+0.04 m	12 km
Ripon Ure BankRiver gauge, River Ure	0.16 m	Normal	±0	18 km
MashamRiver gauge, River Ure	0.29 m	Normal	−0.05 m	31 km
KilgramRiver gauge, River Ure	0.40 m	Normal	−0.06 m	36 km
BainbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	0.36 m	Normal	−0.05 m	60 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Newton on OuseRiver gauge, River Kyle	0.15 m	Very low	−0.02 m	4.7 km
Myton-On-SwaleRiver gauge, River Swale	0.55 m	Low	−0.03 m	5.5 km
Skip BridgeRiver gauge, River Nidd	0.49 m	Normal	−0.13 m	6.3 km
MonktonRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.48 m	Normal	±0	7.5 km
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Tutt	11.87 m	Normal	±0	8.4 km
HunsingoreRiver gauge, River Nidd	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	10.0 km
Bat BridgeRiver gauge, Cundall Beck	0.10 m	Very low	±0	11 km
Blackstones FarmRiver gauge, River Crimple	0.15 m	Very low	−0.02 m	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ure at Aldwark Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 2.30 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 Aldwark Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Aldwark Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.27 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Aldwark Bridge 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 Aldwark Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.17 m on September 14, 1999. The lowest is −0.38 m on January 17, 2002.

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:L2200 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.05364, -1.28814 (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	0.14 m	2026-10-18 14:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Aldwark Bridge (ea:L2200). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/aldwark-bridge

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