Bainbridge water level

Name: Bainbridge 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

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.41m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bainbridge reads 0.41 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 0.31 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.29 m (+0.12 m).

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.26 m and 1.36 m.

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: 0.31 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.14 m – 0.76 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.05 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year: 0.29 m+0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.26 m – 1.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.16 m – 1.78 m
Highest on record: 4.08 mNovember 2, 2020
Lowest on record: −0.08 mMay 18, 1996

On the river at Bainbridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area 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: 1.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 10° 4° 0.1 mm, 43% Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 12° 5° 5.4 mm, 73% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 11° 6° 6.4 mm, 43% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 4.9 mm, 51% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 9° 6° 2.2 mm, 53% Wind 42 km/h

23 Fri 8° 2° 17 mm, 79% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ure

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
KilgramRiver gauge, River Ure	0.46 m	Normal	−0.08 m	26 km
MashamRiver gauge, River Ure	0.34 m	Normal	−0.08 m	31 km
Ripon Ure BankRiver gauge, River Ure	0.16 m	Normal	−0.06 m	43 km
Westwick WeirRiver gauge, River Ure	0.15 m	Normal	−0.05 m	48 km
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	9.75 m	Very low	±0	52 km
Aldwark BridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	0.16 m	Normal	−0.01 m	60 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Low HousesRiver gauge, Snaizeholme Beck	0.21 m	Normal	−0.04 m	10 km
Park BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale	0.18 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
ReethRiver gauge, Arkle Beck	−0.04 m	Very low	±0	14 km
Grinton BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale	−0.03 m	Normal	−0.05 m	14 km
KettlewellRiver gauge, River Wharfe	0.34 m	Normal	−0.03 m	19 km
Skirfare BridgeRiver gauge, River Skirfare	0.24 m	Normal	−0.03 m	22 km
Richmond Lownthwaite BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale	0.04 m	Low	−0.05 m	23 km
Rutherford BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta	0.17 m	Low	+0.01 m	24 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Ure at Bainbridge compare with last year?

It is 0.12 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.29 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ure at Bainbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.76 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 0.41 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bainbridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:15 BST, the water level was 0.41 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bainbridge rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.43 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bainbridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bainbridge?

The highest level on record is 4.08 m on November 2, 2020. The lowest is −0.08 m on May 18, 1996.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L2208 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.31184, -2.10294 (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	0.41 m	2026-10-17 14:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bainbridge (ea:L2208). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/bainbridge

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