Bat Bridge water level
River gauge, Cundall Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.10 m, Cundall Beck at Bat Bridge is far below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.13 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.12 m (−0.02 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.06 m (June 16, 1992).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.10 m and 0.12 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
- 0.13 m0.03 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.10 m – 0.18 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.09 m – 0.26 m
- Same day last year
- 0.12 m−0.02 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.10 m – 0.12 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.09 m – 0.43 m
- Highest on record
- 2.48 mJanuary 22, 2021
- Lowest on record
- 0.06 mJune 16, 1992
On the river at Bat Bridge
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrakehillRiver gauge, River Swale | 0.23 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 1.1 km |
| DaltonRiver gauge, Cod Beck | 0.92 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 4.2 km |
| BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure | 9.74 m | Very low | ±0 | 5.9 km |
| BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Tutt | 11.87 m | Normal | ±0 | 5.9 km |
| Myton-On-SwaleRiver gauge, River Swale | 0.56 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 5.9 km |
| Westwick WeirRiver gauge, River Ure | 0.15 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 8.3 km |
| ThirskRiver gauge, Cod Beck | 0.13 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 10 km |
| Ripon Ure BankRiver gauge, River Ure | 0.16 m | Normal | ±0 | 10 km |
Questions and answers
How does Cundall Beck at Bat Bridge compare with last year?
It is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.12 m.
What is a normal level for Cundall Beck at Bat Bridge in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.13 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.10 m and 0.18 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 0.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Bat Bridge today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST, the water level was 0.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Bat Bridge rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Bat Bridge normal?
Very 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 Bat Bridge?
The highest level on record is 2.48 m on January 22, 2021. The lowest is 0.06 m on June 16, 1992.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F2311(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.14571, -1.36005(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 | 0.10 m | 2026-10-18 12:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Bat Bridge (ea:F2311). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/bat-bridge
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