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Catterick Garrison water level

River gauge, Sour Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.61 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.060.080.100.12mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.060.080.100.12mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.050.100.150.20mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.050.100.150.20mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Sour Beck at Catterick Garrison is running below normal at 0.08 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m as well.

It has barely moved 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
0.10 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.06 m – 0.33 m
Same day last year
0.08 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.07 m – 0.22 m
Highest on record
0.61 mJune 15, 2007
Lowest on record
0.04 mMarch 29, 2012

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 11° 6° – Wind 21 km/h
18 Sun 10° 7° 0.5 mm, 23% Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 1.0 mm, 69% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 3.2 mm, 53% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 8.8 mm, 47% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 11° 3° 3.0 mm, 45% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 37 mm, 84% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Catterick Brough ParkRiver gauge, Brough Beck 0.07 m Lowest on record ±0 3.5 km
Catterick BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.33 m Very low −0.03 m 3.8 km
Catterick VillageRiver gauge, Brough Beck 0.18 m Low −0.01 m 4.7 km
Richmond Lownthwaite BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.02 m Low −0.03 m 5.6 km
KilgramRiver gauge, River Ure 0.43 m Normal −0.05 m 12 km
LeemingRiver gauge, Bedale Beck 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 14 km
Grinton BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale −0.05 m Normal −0.02 m 15 km
ReethRiver gauge, Arkle Beck −0.04 m Very low ±0 15 km

Questions and answers

Is Sour Beck at Catterick Garrison higher than 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 Sour Beck at Catterick Garrison in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.10 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.13 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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Catterick Garrison today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Catterick Garrison rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Catterick Garrison 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 Catterick Garrison?

The highest level on record is 0.61 m on June 15, 2007. The lowest is 0.04 m on March 29, 2012.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L2373 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.37326, -1.70501 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-17 22:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Catterick Garrison (ea:L2373). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/catterick-garrison

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer