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Castleton water level

River gauge, River Esk, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.07m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.61 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.00.10.2mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom 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

Low water at Castleton: the gauge reads 0.07 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.11 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.25 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.01 m – 2.40 m
Same day last year
0.08 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.07 m – 0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 1.00 m
Highest on record
3.61 mNovember 2, 2000
Lowest on record
0.00 mAugust 11, 2003

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Esk

River Esk (Solway Firth)

The River Esk, also known as the Border Esk, is a river that rises in the Scottish region of Dumfries and Galloway before crossing the border to the English county of Cumbria and flowing into the Solway Firth.

Read more on Wikipedia

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 6° – Wind 22 km/h
18 Sun 10° 6° 2.8 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 4.5 mm, 51% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 3.4 mm, 33% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 1.4 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 10° 6° 4.5 mm, 33% Wind 37 km/h
23 Fri 10° 5° 4.1 mm, 60% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 38%

Map

Other gauges on the River Esk

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LealholmRiver gauge, River Esk 0.10 m Normal +0.02 m 7.8 km
BriggswathRiver gauge, River Esk 13.07 m No reference yet −0.74 m 19 km
CanonbieRiver gauge, River Esk 0.60 m Normal −0.19 m 145 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
EasbyRiver gauge, River Leven 0.09 m Very low ±0 10.0 km
Loftus East CrescentRiver gauge, Loftus Beck 0.34 m Normal −0.01 m 11 km
SkinningroveRiver gauge, Kilton Beck 5.03 m Very low ±0 12 km
Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven 0.05 m Low ±0 13 km
Stokesley UpstreamRiver gauge, River Leven 0.44 m Normal −0.03 m 15 km
StokesleyRiver gauge, River Leven 0.11 m Normal −0.03 m 16 km
Stokesley DownstreamRiver gauge, River Leven 0.64 m Normal ±0 16 km
Cherry FarmRiver gauge, Hodge Beck 0.15 m Very low ±0 18 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Esk at Castleton compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Esk at Castleton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.25 m, based on 21 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 0.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Castleton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Castleton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Castleton normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Castleton?

The highest level on record is 3.61 m on November 2, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 11, 2003.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L2907 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.46617, -0.94497 (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 0.07 m 2026-10-17 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Castleton (ea:L2907). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/castleton

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.