Masham water level

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

River gauge, River Ure, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.33m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST (50 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Masham reads 0.33 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.14 m to 2.10 m.

The level is falling, down 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.19 m and 1.08 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: 0.14 m – 2.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.19 m – 1.08 m
Highest on record: 3.57 mNovember 2, 2020
Lowest on record: 0.09 mJuly 29, 2002

On the river at Masham

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ure

The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about 74 miles (119 km) long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its river. The old name for the valley was Yoredale after the river that runs through it.

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.

17 Sat 11° 6° – Wind 18 km/h

18 Sun 11° 5° 0.1 mm, 35% Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 13° 5° 3.0 mm, 64% Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 12° 5° 5.7 mm, 41% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 6.6 mm, 43% Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 11° 7° 0.6 mm, 34% Wind 39 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 6.1 mm, 76% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ure

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
KilgramRiver gauge, River Ure	0.44 m	Normal	−0.06 m	6.0 km
Ripon Ure BankRiver gauge, River Ure	0.15 m	Normal	−0.04 m	13 km
Westwick WeirRiver gauge, River Ure	0.15 m	Normal	−0.02 m	19 km
BoroughbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	9.75 m	Very low	±0	22 km
BainbridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	0.39 m	Normal	−0.06 m	31 km
Aldwark BridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	0.16 m	Normal	−0.03 m	31 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Masham, Swinney BeckRiver gauge, Swinney Beck	0.04 m	Low	±0	0.6 km
Ripon Birkby NabRiver gauge, River Laver	0.26 m	Very low	±0	10 km
LeemingRiver gauge, Bedale Beck	0.20 m	Very low	−0.01 m	12 km
RiponRiver gauge, River Laver	0.04 m	Very low	±0	13 km
MaunbyRiver gauge, River Swale	0.06 m	Low	−0.07 m	13 km
Alma WeirRiver gauge, River Skell	0.13 m	Normal	+0.01 m	14 km
Kirby WiskeRiver gauge, River Wiske	0.18 m	Low	+0.02 m	15 km
Gouthwaite ReservoirRiver gauge, Reservoir	8.61 m	Low	−0.03 m	15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Ure at Masham?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.14 m to 2.10 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Masham today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:30 BST, the water level was 0.33 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Masham rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.32 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Masham normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Masham?

The highest level on record is 3.57 m on November 2, 2020. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 29, 2002.

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:L2205 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.22601, -1.65484 (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	0.33 m	2026-10-17 19:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Masham (ea:L2205). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/masham

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