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Lealholm water level

River gauge, River Esk, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.65 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.20.3mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.20.3mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-01mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-01mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Low water at Lealholm: the gauge reads 0.09 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.14 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.05 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.05 m – 0.12 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.14 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.35 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 1.80 m
Same day last year
0.05 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.05 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.86 m
Highest on record
3.65 mNovember 3, 2000
Lowest on record
−0.01 mAugust 11, 2015

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Esk

River Esk (Solway Firth)

The River Esk, also known as the Border Esk, is a river that rises in the Scottish region of Dumfries and Galloway before crossing the border to the English county of Cumbria and flowing into the Solway Firth.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 10° 8.1 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 7.7 mm, 82% Wind 22 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 4.5 mm, 92% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 10° 4° 0.1 mm, 40% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 13° 6° 17 mm, 67% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 9° 6° 2.9 mm, 51% Wind 32 km/h
25 Sun 16° 8° 1.2 mm, 46% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 19 min First quarter 56%

Map

Other gauges on the River Esk

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CastletonRiver gauge, River Esk 0.07 m Low ±0 7.8 km
BriggswathRiver gauge, River Esk 13.07 m No reference yet −0.74 m 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Loftus East CrescentRiver gauge, Loftus Beck 0.34 m Normal ±0 11 km
SkinningroveRiver gauge, Kilton Beck 5.02 m Very low ±0 13 km
Levisham StationRiver gauge, Pickering Beck 0.23 m Low −0.01 m 17 km
EasbyRiver gauge, River Leven 0.09 m Very low ±0 18 km
Levisham MillRiver gauge, Levisham Beck 0.04 m Low ±0 19 km
Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven 0.05 m Low ±0 20 km
Cherry FarmRiver gauge, Hodge Beck 0.15 m Very low ±0 21 km
SinningtonRiver gauge, River Seven 0.10 m Very low −0.02 m 22 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Esk at Lealholm higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.05 m.

What is a normal level for the River Esk at Lealholm in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.14 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.35 m, based on 16 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lealholm today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lealholm rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Lealholm normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lealholm?

The highest level on record is 3.65 m on November 3, 2000. The lowest is −0.01 m on August 11, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L2905 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.45805, -0.82455 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-19 05:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lealholm (ea:L2905). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/lealholm

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