Skip Bridge water level

Name: Skip Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Nidd, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.61m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST (41 min ago)

Flow: 2.51 m³/s

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

The gauge at Skip Bridge reads 0.61 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m above the median of 0.53 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.56 m (+0.05 m).

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.61 m and 0.70 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: 0.53 m0.08 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.20 m – 2.09 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.22 m – 4.00 m
Same day last year: 0.56 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.61 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.43 m – 4.44 m
Highest on record: 5.35 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.08 mSeptember 26, 2009

On the river at Skip Bridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Nidd

The River Nidd is a tributary of the River Ouse in the English county of North Yorkshire. It rises in Nidderdale at Nidd Head Spring on the slopes of Great Whernside. In its first few miles it has been dammed three times, creating Angram Reservoir, Scar House Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir, which attract a total of around 150,000 visitors a year. It joins the River Ouse at Nun Monkton.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.8 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 9° 4.1 mm, 39% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 4.6 mm, 49% Wind 20 km/h

22 Thu 11° 8° 1.2 mm, 33% Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 3.2 mm, 55% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Nidd

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HunsingoreRiver gauge, River Nidd	0.11 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.2 km
BirstwithRiver gauge, River Nidd	0.14 m	Low	−0.02 m	25 km
Pateley BridgeRiver gauge, River Nidd	0.14 m	Low	−0.01 m	34 km
GouthwaiteRiver gauge, River Nidd	0.07 m	Low	±0	36 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MonktonRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.48 m	Normal	−0.05 m	4.6 km
Newton on OuseRiver gauge, River Kyle	0.17 m	Low	+0.02 m	5.0 km
Aldwark BridgeRiver gauge, River Ure	0.16 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.3 km
SkeltonRiver gauge, River Ouse	0.75 m	Normal	−0.02 m	8.6 km
Blackstones FarmRiver gauge, River Crimple	0.18 m	Low	−0.05 m	8.6 km
RawcliffeRiver gauge, Blue Beck	0.12 m	Normal	−0.02 m	10.0 km
Flint MillRiver gauge, River Wharfe	0.62 m	Normal	−0.04 m	11 km
HolgateRiver gauge, Holgate Beck	0.02 m	Low	−0.01 m	11 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Nidd at Skip Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.56 m.

What is a normal level for the River Nidd at Skip Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.20 m and 2.09 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Skip Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Skip Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Skip Bridge normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Skip Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.35 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.08 m on September 26, 2009.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:F2102 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.99868, -1.26620 (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	0.61 m	2026-10-17 16:30	Provisional
Flow	2.51 m³/s	2026-10-17 16:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Skip Bridge (ea:F2102). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/skip-bridge

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