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Roall Ings water level

River gauge, Roall Dyke, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.80m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.95 m Lowest on record -0.24 m

History

History
0.20.40.60.8mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Roall Ings shows 0.80 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.50 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.30 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.72 m, a difference of +0.08 m. The record high is 5.95 m, set on February 25, 2020.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.76 m and 0.82 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
0.50 m0.30 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.68 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.15 m – 5.00 m
Same day last year
0.72 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.76 m – 0.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.60 m – 0.81 m
Highest on record
5.95 mFebruary 25, 2020
Lowest on record
−0.24 mFebruary 8, 2012

High water at Roall Ings

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.0 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 7° 6.9 mm, 90% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 9.1 mm, 63% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 2.9 mm, 54% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 2.1 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 6° 1.8 mm, 69% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Birkin Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, River Aire 0.69 m Normal +0.04 m 1.1 km
Chapel HaddleseyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.07 m Low −0.01 m 1.6 km
Beal Weir BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.35 m Low −0.09 m 3.2 km
West Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, Aire Washlands 0.48 m Normal +0.04 m 4.0 km
Hensall IngsRiver gauge, Wheelan Dyke −0.55 m Normal −0.04 m 4.6 km
Knottingley Bank Dole LockRiver gauge, River Aire 0.48 m Low −0.10 m 5.2 km
West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond 0.21 m Very low ±0 6.3 km
Ferrybridge FishergateRiver gauge, Wash Dike 0.02 m Low −0.01 m 7.7 km

Questions and answers

Is the Roall Dyke at Roall Ings higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.72 m.

What is a normal level for the Roall Dyke at Roall Ings in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.50 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.68 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 0.80 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Roall Ings today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST, the water level was 0.80 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Roall Ings rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Roall Ings normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Roall Ings?

The highest level on record is 5.95 m on February 25, 2020. The lowest is −0.24 m on February 8, 2012.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1812 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.72200, -1.14935 (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 0.80 m 2026-10-18 16:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Roall Ings (ea:L1812). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/roall-ings

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