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SwedenHuntington water level
River gauge, River Foss, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.69 m, the River Foss at Huntington is below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.73 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.68 m, a difference of +0.01 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.67 m and 0.81 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
- 0.73 m0.03 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.68 m – 0.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.68 m – 2.20 m
- Same day last year
- 0.68 m+0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.67 m – 0.81 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.66 m – 1.73 m
- Highest on record
- 3.58 mDecember 27, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.64 mJuly 28, 1996
On the river at Huntington
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Foss
The River Foss is in North Yorkshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks Woods near Oulston Reservoir close to the village of Yearsley and runs south through the Vale of York to the Ouse in the centre of York. The name most likely comes from the Latin word Fossa, meaning ditch. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The York district was settled by Norwegian and Danish people, so parts of the place names could be old Norse. Referring to the etymological dictionary "Etymologisk ordbog", ISBN 82-905-2016-6 deals with the common Danish and Norwegian languages – roots of words and the original meaning. The old Norse word Fos (waterfall) means impetuous. The River Foss was dammed, and even though the elevation to the River Ouse is small, a waterfall was formed. This may have led to the name Fos which became Foss.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Foss
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss | 7.57 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.1 km |
| West LillingRiver gauge, River Foss | 0.30 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 9.8 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Wolfe AvenueRiver gauge, Tang Hall Beck | 0.03 m | Lowest on record | −0.02 m | 2.2 km |
| Viking RecorderRiver gauge, River Ouse | 0.25 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 2.8 km |
| Clifton Ings OutfallRiver gauge, River Ouse | 5.23 m | Low | −0.05 m | 2.9 km |
| York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, Browney Dyke | 5.22 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 3.3 km |
| York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, River Ouse | 5.22 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 3.3 km |
| RawcliffeRiver gauge, Blue Beck | 0.12 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.3 km |
| HolgateRiver gauge, Holgate Beck | 0.02 m | Low | +0.01 m | 3.4 km |
| SkeltonRiver gauge, River Ouse | 0.70 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 4.6 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Foss at Huntington higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.68 m.
What is a normal level for the River Foss at Huntington in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.73 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.68 m and 0.91 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 0.69 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Huntington today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.69 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Huntington rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Huntington 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 Huntington?
The highest level on record is 3.58 m on December 27, 2015. The lowest is 0.64 m on July 28, 1996.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F2470(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.98146, -1.06767(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 | 0.69 m | 2026-10-18 14:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Huntington (ea:F2470). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/huntington
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