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Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall water level

River gauge, Ormesby Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.05m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.83 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
-0.000.050.10mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.000.050.10mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.000.050.10mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.2mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.2mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.10.20.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.10.20.3mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The gauge at Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall reads 0.05 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 0.04 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.00 m (+0.05 m).

The water is rising: up 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.02 m and 0.10 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
0.04 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.02 m – 0.12 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Normal range
0.01 m – 0.35 m
Same day last year
0.00 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.02 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.02 m – 0.30 m
Highest on record
0.83 mNovember 21, 2016
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 19, 2011

On the river at Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° 0.3 mm, 37% Wind 20 km/h
18 Sun 12° 7° 2.0 mm, 45% Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 14° 10° 1.2 mm, 39% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 4.1 mm, 30% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 13° 10° 4.1 mm, 41% Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 11° 8° 1.7 mm, 29% Wind 33 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 3.4 mm, 58% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 39%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.02 m Normal ±0 2.9 km
Middlesbrough Albert ParkRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.06 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 3.0 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.78 m Very high +0.01 m 7.4 km
Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven 0.05 m Low ±0 7.5 km
Stokesley UpstreamRiver gauge, River Leven 0.46 m Normal ±0 8.0 km
Stockton Primrose HillRiver gauge, Lustrum Beck 0.00 m Very low ±0 8.3 km
StokesleyRiver gauge, River Leven 0.11 m Normal −0.02 m 8.5 km
Stokesley DownstreamRiver gauge, River Leven 0.64 m Normal −0.03 m 9.1 km

Questions and answers

How does Ormesby Beck at Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.00 m.

What is a normal level for Ormesby Beck at Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.04 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.02 m and 0.12 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 10:00 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall rising or falling?

Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall?

The highest level on record is 0.83 m on November 21, 2016. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 19, 2011.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L39011 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.54468, -1.19878 (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 0.05 m 2026-10-17 09:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Middlesbrough Ormesby Hall (ea:L39011). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/middlesbrough-ormesby-hall

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