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Maunby water level

River gauge, River Swale, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.06m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 6.31 m Lowest on record -0.12 m

History

History
-0.00.51.0mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-024mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-024mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-024mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-024mJanAprJulOct2026

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What this means

The River Swale at Maunby is running below normal at 0.06 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the river level is 0.11 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.04 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.07 m and 0.98 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.17 m0.11 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.02 m – 1.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 5.00 m
Same day last year
0.04 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.07 m – 0.98 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.09 m – 4.76 m
Highest on record
6.31 mDecember 6, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.12 mOctober 2, 2014

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Swale

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.

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: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.7 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 15° 8° 0.1 mm, 49% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 9.5 mm, 57% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 4.3 mm, 59% Wind 16 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 1.2 mm, 31% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 9° 3° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on the River Swale

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
CrakehillRiver gauge, River Swale 0.24 m Normal ±0 15 km
Catterick BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.32 m Very low −0.03 m 18 km
Myton-On-SwaleRiver gauge, River Swale 0.57 m Normal −0.03 m 21 km
Richmond Lownthwaite BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.02 m Low −0.03 m 25 km
Grinton BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale −0.05 m Normal −0.03 m 32 km
Park BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.15 m Normal −0.07 m 48 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kirby WiskeRiver gauge, River Wiske 0.17 m Very low +0.02 m 3.4 km
LeemingRiver gauge, Bedale Beck 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 5.7 km
Viewly BridgeRiver gauge, River Wiske 0.12 m Very low −0.01 m 5.9 km
RomanbyRiver gauge, Willow Beck 0.00 m Very low ±0 7.5 km
NorthallertonRiver gauge, Willow Beck 0.25 m Low ±0 7.8 km
ThirskRiver gauge, Cod Beck 0.13 m Lowest on record ±0 9.1 km
BromptonRiver gauge, Brompton Beck 0.08 m Low ±0 11 km
Kirby SigstonRiver gauge, Cod Beck 0.20 m Very low ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Swale at Maunby higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.02 m and 1.44 m, based on 13 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Maunby today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Maunby rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.38 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Maunby normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Maunby?

The highest level on record is 6.31 m on December 6, 2015. The lowest is −0.12 m on October 2, 2014.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L2304 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.27009, -1.46790 (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 0.06 m 2026-10-18 00:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Maunby (ea:L2304). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/maunby

How we check values

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