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Romanby water level

River gauge, Willow Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.60 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
-0.00.1mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.1mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.00 m, Willow Beck at Romanby is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.06 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.06 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.01 m, a difference of −0.01 m. The lowest reading on record is −0.01 m (July 2, 2009).

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 0.00 m and 0.14 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
0.06 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.03 m – 0.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 1.45 m
Same day last year
0.01 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.00 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.00 m – 0.55 m
Highest on record
1.60 mSeptember 25, 2012
Lowest on record
−0.01 mJuly 2, 2009

On the river at Romanby

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 0.7 mm, 53% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 15° 8° 0.1 mm, 49% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 9.8 mm, 57% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 4.9 mm, 59% Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 0.3 mm, 31% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 9° 3° – Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 45%

Map

Other gauges on Willow Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
NorthallertonRiver gauge, Willow Beck 0.25 m Low ±0 0.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Viewly BridgeRiver gauge, River Wiske 0.12 m Very low +0.01 m 1.6 km
BromptonRiver gauge, Brompton Beck 0.08 m Low ±0 3.6 km
LeemingRiver gauge, Bedale Beck 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 6.2 km
Kirby SigstonRiver gauge, Cod Beck 0.20 m Very low ±0 6.2 km
MaunbyRiver gauge, River Swale 0.05 m Low −0.08 m 7.5 km
Kirby WiskeRiver gauge, River Wiske 0.17 m Very low +0.01 m 9.4 km
Catterick VillageRiver gauge, Brough Beck 0.18 m Low −0.01 m 13 km
ThirskRiver gauge, Cod Beck 0.13 m Lowest on record ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

Is Willow Beck at Romanby higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.01 m.

What is a normal level for Willow Beck at Romanby in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.17 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 0.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Romanby today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 01:45 BST, the water level was 0.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Romanby rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Romanby 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 Romanby?

The highest level on record is 1.60 m on September 25, 2012. The lowest is −0.01 m on July 2, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L2322 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.33643, -1.45059 (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 0.00 m 2026-10-18 00:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Romanby (ea:L2322). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/romanby

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.