Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station water level

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

River gauge, The Fleet, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.45m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST (31 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The The Fleet at Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station is at 0.45 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.33 m to 2.04 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.44 m and 1.00 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: 0.33 m – 2.04 m
Highest on record: 9.51 mNovember 7, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.16 mNovember 17, 2000

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 5.3 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.1 mm, 94% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 1.5 mm, 76% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.8 mm, 56% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 12° 8° 16 mm, 74% Wind 31 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 1.5 mm, 56% Wind 30 km/h

25 Sun 17° 9° 0.8 mm, 53% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 57%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bolton PercyRiver gauge, River Wharfe	5.12 m	Low	±0	2.6 km
Naburn LockRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.59 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.1 km
Cock Beck SluicesRiver gauge, River Wharfe	3.58 m	Low	−0.12 m	6.7 km
TadcasterRiver gauge, River Wharfe	0.21 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.8 km
Selby Dam Pumping StationRiver gauge, Selby Dam	2.02 m	High	+0.01 m	9.4 km
York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, River Ouse	5.19 m	Normal	−0.04 m	12 km
York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, Browney Dyke	5.20 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss	7.57 m	Normal	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the The Fleet at Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.33 m to 2.04 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 0.45 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the water level was 0.45 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station 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 Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station?

The highest level on record is 9.51 m on November 7, 2000. The lowest is 0.16 m on November 17, 2000.

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:L2012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.85191, -1.15808 (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	0.45 m	2026-10-19 06:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station (ea:L2012). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/nun-appleton-fleet-pumping-station-the-fleet

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