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Boroughbridge water level

River gauge, River Tutt, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

11.87m Steady over the last 24 hours

11.85 11.90 11.95 12.00

History

History
11.8511.9011.9512.00mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 1811.8511.9011.9512.00mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18
12.012.513.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 202612.012.513.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
12.012.513.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov202612.012.513.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Boroughbridge reads 11.87 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 11.87 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 11.86 m (+0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 11.86 m and 11.88 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
11.87 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
11.85 m – 12.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
11.86 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
11.86 m – 11.88 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
11.85 m – 13.16 m

On the river at Boroughbridge

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.2 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 15° 8° 1.0 mm, 80% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 9.9 mm, 64% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 3.3 mm, 63% Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 2.1 mm, 30% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 48%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure 9.75 m Very low ±0 0.0 km
Myton-On-SwaleRiver gauge, River Swale 0.56 m Normal −0.03 m 4.0 km
Westwick WeirRiver gauge, River Ure 0.15 m Normal ±0 4.1 km
Bat BridgeRiver gauge, Cundall Beck 0.10 m Very low ±0 5.9 km
Bishop MonktonRiver gauge, Bishop Monkton Beck 0.16 m Normal ±0 6.7 km
CrakehillRiver gauge, River Swale 0.24 m Normal −0.03 m 7.0 km
Aldwark BridgeRiver gauge, River Ure 0.15 m Normal −0.02 m 8.4 km
Alma WeirRiver gauge, River Skell 0.13 m Normal ±0 9.1 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Tutt at Boroughbridge compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 11.86 m.

What is a normal level for the River Tutt at Boroughbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 11.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 11.85 m and 12.01 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Boroughbridge really 11.87 m deep?

No. 11.87 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 Boroughbridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST, the surface elevation was 11.87 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Boroughbridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Boroughbridge normal?

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

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:L2210 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.09673, -1.39463 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 11.87 m 2026-10-18 09:30 Provisional
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How to cite

Environment Agency: Boroughbridge (ea:L2210). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/boroughbridge

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.