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Cross Hills water level

River gauge, Eastburn Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.21m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.76 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

History
0.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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.

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 51%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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