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Pickering, Ings Bridge water level

River gauge, Pickering Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.61 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.050.100.15mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.050.100.15mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.06 m, Pickering Beck at Pickering, Ings Bridge is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.06 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.03 m (November 18, 1989).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.04 m and 0.10 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.09 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.16 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.07 m – 0.60 m
Same day last year
0.06 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.10 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.05 m – 0.51 m
Highest on record
1.61 mAugust 2, 2002
Lowest on record
0.03 mNovember 18, 1989

On the river at Pickering, Ings 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 Pickering Beck

Pickering Beck

Pickering Beck is a river that runs for over 18 miles (29 km) from its source in the North York Moors National Park through the town of Pickering and on to its confluence with Costa Beck at Kirby Misperton. It is a meandering river that is fed by numerous named and unnamed becks and streams which flow over sandstone and limestone beds and an alluvia of sand, clay silt and gravel. The beck is known for flooding and in recent times has been a beneficiary of funding and experimental flood protection schemes.

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Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on Pickering Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PickeringRiver gauge, Pickering Beck 0.08 m Normal ±0 2.2 km
Pickering Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, Pickering Beck 0.12 m Lowest on record −0.05 m 4.4 km
Levisham StationRiver gauge, Pickering Beck 0.23 m Low −0.02 m 9.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Pickering Costa BeckRiver gauge, Costa Beck 0.13 m Normal ±0 2.4 km
Thornton le DaleRiver gauge, Thornton Beck 0.07 m Low ±0 4.8 km
NormanbyRiver gauge, River Seven 0.06 m Very low +0.01 m 5.5 km
SinningtonRiver gauge, River Seven 0.11 m Very low +0.01 m 6.1 km
Howe BridgeRiver gauge, River Rye 0.15 m Low −0.02 m 6.1 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent 1.19 m Normal −0.04 m 6.2 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.34 m Normal −0.02 m 9.1 km
Levisham MillRiver gauge, Levisham Beck 0.04 m Low ±0 9.3 km

Questions and answers

Is Pickering Beck at Pickering, Ings Bridge higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.06 m.

What is a normal level for Pickering Beck at Pickering, Ings Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.16 m, based on 21 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 Pickering, Ings Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pickering, Ings Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Pickering, Ings Bridge normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Pickering, Ings Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.61 m on August 2, 2002. The lowest is 0.03 m on November 18, 1989.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F2515 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.22717, -0.78807 (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 18:15 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Pickering, Ings Bridge (ea:F2515). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/pickering-ings-bridge

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