Cross Hills water level
River gauge, Eastburn Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Cross Hills, where the gauge shows 0.21 m.
That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.25 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.18 m (+0.03 m).
It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.13 m – 0.55 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
- 0.25 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.16 m – 0.41 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.12 m – 1.00 m
- Same day last year
- 0.18 m+0.03 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.13 m – 0.55 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.11 m – 0.61 m
- Highest on record
- 1.76 mDecember 26, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.08 mAugust 23, 1995
For anglers and canoeists
This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
Weather at the gauge
The forecast is not available right now.
Map
Other gauges on Eastburn Beck
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glusburn BridgeRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck | 0.27 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 2.6 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.36 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 1.1 km |
| Sutton in CravenRiver gauge, Sutton Beck | 0.00 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 1.7 km |
| CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire | −0.16 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 2.9 km |
| SilsdenRiver gauge, Silsden Beck | −0.05 m | Very low | ±0 | 3.3 km |
| SnaygillRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.47 m | Normal | −0.11 m | 5.4 km |
| StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.01 m | Low | −0.04 m | 5.9 km |
| KeighleyRiver gauge, River Worth | 0.24 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 6.1 km |
| Skipton Eller BeckRiver gauge, Eller Beck | 0.11 m | Low | −0.02 m | 6.2 km |
Questions and answers
How does Eastburn Beck at Cross Hills compare with last year?
It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.18 m.
What is a normal level for Eastburn Beck at Cross Hills in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.41 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 0.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Cross Hills today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST, the water level was 0.21 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Cross Hills rising or falling?
Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.08 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Cross Hills normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cross Hills?
The highest level on record is 1.76 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.08 m on August 23, 1995.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F1525(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.90295, -1.96952(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 | 0.21 m | 2026-10-18 17:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Cross Hills (ea:F1525). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/cross-hills
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