Pickering, Ings Bridge water level
River gauge, Pickering Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
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 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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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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 0.06 m | 2026-10-18 18:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
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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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer