Grinton Bridge water level

Name: Grinton Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Swale, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

-0.05m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST (36 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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

What this means

The River Swale at Grinton Bridge is at −0.05 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 0.01 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.08 m (+0.03 m).

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.17 m and 0.46 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: 0.01 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: −0.16 m – 0.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.00 m – 1.70 m
Same day last year: −0.08 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.17 m – 0.46 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.22 m – 1.28 m
Highest on record: 2.94 mDecember 8, 2011
Lowest on record: −0.34 mMay 24, 2010

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Swale

The River Swale in Yorkshire, England, is a major tributary of the River Ure, which becomes the River Ouse, that empties into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary. The river gives its name to Swaledale, the valley through which it flows.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 5° 0.2 mm, 45% Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 13° 5° 1.8 mm, 96% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 11° 6° 12 mm, 62% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 1.8 mm, 62% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 10° 1° 0.9 mm, 39% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 7° 2° – Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 8° 5° 0.9 mm, 61% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Swale

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Richmond Lownthwaite BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale	0.02 m	Low	−0.03 m	10 km
Park BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale	0.15 m	Normal	−0.07 m	16 km
Catterick BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale	0.32 m	Very low	−0.02 m	18 km
MaunbyRiver gauge, River Swale	0.06 m	Low	−0.08 m	32 km
CrakehillRiver gauge, River Swale	0.24 m	Normal	±0	45 km
Myton-On-SwaleRiver gauge, River Swale	0.57 m	Normal	−0.03 m	50 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ReethRiver gauge, Arkle Beck	−0.04 m	Very low	±0	0.7 km
BainbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	0.38 m	Normal	−0.06 m	14 km
Rutherford BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta	0.16 m	Low	±0	14 km
Catterick GarrisonRiver gauge, Sour Beck	0.08 m	Low	±0	15 km
Catterick Brough ParkRiver gauge, Brough Beck	0.07 m	Lowest on record	±0	18 km
Barnard CastleRiver gauge, River Tees	0.41 m	Low	−0.04 m	18 km
KilgramRiver gauge, River Ure	0.43 m	Normal	−0.05 m	19 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Swale at Grinton Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Swale at Grinton Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.16 m and 0.38 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 −0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Grinton Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST, the water level was −0.05 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Grinton Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.16 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Grinton Bridge 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 Grinton Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.94 m on December 8, 2011. The lowest is −0.34 m on May 24, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L2309 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.38196, -1.92914 (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	−0.05 m	2026-10-18 00:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Grinton Bridge (ea:L2309). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/grinton-bridge

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