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SwedenBriggswath water level
River gauge, River Esk, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Latest reading
Water level
This gauge last reported 11 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.
History
What this means
The River Esk at Briggswath reads 13.07 m as of 7 Oct 2026, 08:00 BST. That reading is from 7 Oct 2026, 08:00 BST, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.
It has dropped 0.74 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 11.20 m and 15.88 m.
Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.55 m.
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.36 m – 1.30 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 11.20 m – 15.88 m
- Highest on record
- 4.00 mJune 12, 1999
- Lowest on record
- 0.23 mSeptember 19, 2003
- Highest on record
- 9.07 m above the highest level on record
Fishing and paddling
Watch the direction of travel. A rising river after rain behaves very differently from one that is dropping and clearing.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Esk
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.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 5.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Esk
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loftus East CrescentRiver gauge, Loftus Beck | 0.34 m | Normal | ±0 | 18 km |
| Levisham StationRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.24 m | Low | +0.02 m | 18 km |
| Levisham MillRiver gauge, Levisham Beck | 0.04 m | Low | ±0 | 19 km |
| SkinningroveRiver gauge, Kilton Beck | 5.02 m | Very low | ±0 | 20 km |
| Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent | 41.18 m | Very low | ±0 | 22 km |
| MowthorpeRiver gauge, Sea Cut | −0.02 m | Very low | ±0 | 23 km |
| ScalbyRiver gauge, Sea Cut | 0.23 m | Very low | ±0 | 23 km |
| Pickering Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.12 m | Lowest on record | −0.05 m | 23 km |
Questions and answers
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 13.07 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Briggswath today?
On 7 Oct 2026, 08:00 BST, the water level was 13.07 m. Down 0.74 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Briggswath rising or falling?
Down 0.74 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.55 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Briggswath normal?
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Briggswath?
The highest level on record is 4.00 m on June 12, 1999. The lowest is 0.23 m on September 19, 2003.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F2902(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.46210, -0.65448(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 | 13.07 m | 2026-10-07 07:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Briggswath (ea:F2902). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/briggswath
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