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SwedenMalton, A64 Road Bridge water level
River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Below the normal range
Water level
History
What this means
At 0.34 m, the River Derwent at Malton, A64 Road Bridge is below normal.
The usual range here runs from 0.34 m to 3.10 m.
The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.34 m and 0.38 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.34 m – 3.10 m
- Highest on record
- 5.23 mJanuary 22, 2021
- Lowest on record
- 0.14 mAugust 10, 2015
On the river at Malton, A64 Road Bridge
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 Derwent
The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland, and in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It then enters the Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers, west of Consett. The River Derwent then flows through the Derwent Gorge, past Allensford, Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill, Rowlands Gill, Gibside estate and the Nine Arches Viaduct near Derwenthaugh Country Park. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 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 Derwent
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.47 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 2.8 km |
| Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 1.19 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 4.9 km |
| Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 14.21 m | Low | ±0 | 11 km |
| ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.06 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 16 km |
| Stamford BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 7.21 m | Very high | ±0 | 20 km |
| West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent | −0.20 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 21 km |
| Forge ValleyRiver gauge, River Derwent | 0.15 m | Low | ±0 | 22 km |
| Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent | 41.18 m | Very low | ±0 | 22 km |
| Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent | 5.83 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 28 km |
| Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.65 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 38 km |
| Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.48 m | Normal | ±0 | 45 km |
| BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent | 2.51 m | No reference yet | −0.01 m | 46 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Priorpot Beck PSRiver gauge, Priorpot Beck | 0.14 m | Normal | ±0 | 1.7 km |
| Norton Mill Beck ScreenRiver gauge, Mill Beck | 0.20 m | High | ±0 | 2.7 km |
| Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye | 0.15 m | Low | −0.02 m | 3.1 km |
| Pickering, Ings BridgeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.06 m | Very low | ±0 | 9.1 km |
| Thornton le DaleRiver gauge, Thornton Beck | 0.07 m | Low | ±0 | 11 km |
| PickeringRiver gauge, Pickering Beck | 0.08 m | Normal | ±0 | 11 km |
| Pickering Costa BeckRiver gauge, Costa Beck | 0.13 m | Normal | ±0 | 11 km |
Questions and answers
What is the typical range for the River Derwent at Malton, A64 Road Bridge?
The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.34 m to 3.10 m for this gauge.
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 0.34 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Malton, A64 Road Bridge today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 22:00 BST, the water level was 0.34 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Malton, A64 Road Bridge rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Malton, A64 Road Bridge normal?
Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Malton, A64 Road Bridge?
The highest level on record is 5.23 m on January 22, 2021. The lowest is 0.14 m on August 10, 2015.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F2809(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.14664, -0.75976(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 | 0.34 m | 2026-10-18 21:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Malton, A64 Road Bridge (ea:F2809). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/malton-a64-road-bridge
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer