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Selby Dam Pumping Station water level

River gauge, Selby Dam, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Surface elevation

2.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

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History

History
-012mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19-012mOct 16Oct 17Oct 19
-02mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026-02mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
-02mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-02mJanAprJulOct2026

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Selby Dam Pumping Station is above normal at 2.02 m.

The median for mid-October is 1.81 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.20 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 2.01 m, a difference of +0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.01 m and 2.07 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
1.81 m0.20 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 2.04 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
2.01 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
2.01 m – 2.07 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−1.01 m – 2.80 m

Fishing and paddling

Coloured, rising water usually ends the fishing for a day or two. As it fines down, it can bring fresh fish up the river.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 15° 9° 7.0 mm, 100% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 14 mm, 94% Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 7.7 mm, 54% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° – Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 12° 5° 18 mm, 84% Wind 44 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 2.4 mm, 52% Wind 29 km/h
25 Sun 16° 8° 7.2 mm, 55% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chapel HaddleseyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.32 m Normal +0.28 m 7.4 km
Birkin Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, River Aire 0.67 m Normal −0.01 m 8.0 km
Hensall IngsRiver gauge, Wheelan Dyke −0.47 m Normal +0.14 m 8.5 km
West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond 0.24 m Very low +0.02 m 8.8 km
Roall IngsRiver gauge, Roall Dyke 0.80 m Very high −0.01 m 8.9 km
Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 2.45 m Normal −0.01 m 9.2 km
Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping StationRiver gauge, The Fleet 0.45 m Normal ±0 9.4 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 2.62 m Normal −0.01 m 9.9 km

Questions and answers

Is the Selby Dam Pumping Station higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 2.01 m.

What is a normal level for the Selby Dam Pumping Station in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.81 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 2.04 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Selby Dam Pumping Station really 2.02 m deep?

No. 2.02 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Selby Dam Pumping Station today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the surface elevation was 2.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Selby Dam Pumping Station rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Selby Dam Pumping Station normal?

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

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:L2401B (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.78609, -1.06832 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 2.02 m 2026-10-19 18:30 Provisional
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How to cite

Environment Agency: Selby Dam Pumping Station (ea:L2401B). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/selby-dam-pumping-station

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.