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Cherry Farm water level

River gauge, Hodge Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.55 m Lowest on record 0.13 m

History

History
0.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Hodge Beck at Cherry Farm is running far below normal at 0.15 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.22 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.07 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.16 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.13 m (August 21, 1995).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.14 m and 0.17 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
0.22 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.17 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.16 m – 0.45 m
Same day last year
0.16 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 0.76 m
Highest on record
2.55 mJune 19, 2005
Lowest on record
0.13 mAugust 21, 1995

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 6° 0.1 mm, 57% Wind 20 km/h
18 Sun 11° 6° 1.2 mm, 41% Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 0.4 mm, 49% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 1.6 mm, 43% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 11° 6° 19 mm, 47% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 3° 5.0 mm, 40% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 50 mm, 78% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kirkby MillsRiver gauge, River Dove 0.18 m Very low ±0 7.1 km
Helmsley High StreetRiver gauge, Borough Beck 0.08 m Normal ±0 7.5 km
Broadway FootRiver gauge, River Rye 0.06 m Very low ±0 9.3 km
SinningtonRiver gauge, River Seven 0.10 m Very low ±0 10 km
NormanbyRiver gauge, River Seven 0.05 m Very low +0.01 m 12 km
NessRiver gauge, River Rye 0.27 m Very low ±0 12 km
Pickering Costa BeckRiver gauge, Costa Beck 0.13 m Normal ±0 14 km
HovinghamRiver gauge, Hovingham Beck 0.03 m Low ±0 15 km

Questions and answers

Is Hodge Beck at Cherry Farm higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for Hodge Beck at Cherry Farm in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.22 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.17 m and 0.33 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cherry Farm today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cherry Farm rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cherry Farm 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 Cherry Farm?

The highest level on record is 2.55 m on June 19, 2005. The lowest is 0.13 m on August 21, 1995.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F2570 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.30369, -1.00030 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-17 23:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Cherry Farm (ea:F2570). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/cherry-farm

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