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Skipton Medical Centre water level

River gauge, Eller Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.06m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.94 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 12Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Eller Beck at Skipton Medical Centre is running far below normal at 0.06 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.12 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.06 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.03 m (May 20, 2019).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.02 m and 0.27 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
0.18 m0.12 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.09 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 1.40 m
Same day last year
0.06 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.02 m – 0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.00 m – 0.68 m
Highest on record
1.94 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.03 mMay 20, 2019

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About Eller Beck

Eller Beck

The Eller Beck is a small river in North Yorkshire, England, that flows through the town of Skipton and is a tributary of the River Aire. Its channel was heavily modified to supply water to mills in the 18th and 19th centuries, and although all the mills have closed, the water now supplies power to the National Grid, generated by a turbine at High Corn Mill. The beck flows through several underground culverts in Skipton that contribute to the flood risk. To alleviate flooding in Skipton town centre, a scheme involving two flood water storage reservoirs was designed and eventually completed in 2017.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 4.2 mm, 89% Wind 30 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 20 mm, 78% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 12° 5° 1.4 mm, 78% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 10° 1° 1.6 mm, 48% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 21 mm, 85% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 10° 7° 2.5 mm, 53% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on Eller Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Skipton MorrisonsRiver gauge, Eller Beck 0.04 m Very low ±0 0.2 km
Skipton Eller BeckRiver gauge, Eller Beck 0.11 m Low −0.01 m 1.6 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Skibeden BeckRiver gauge, Waller Hill Beck 0.17 m Very low −0.01 m 0.6 km
Skipton Waller Hill ReservoirRiver gauge, Waller Hill Beck 0.31 m Very low −0.01 m 2.2 km
SnaygillRiver gauge, River Aire 0.45 m Normal −0.09 m 2.3 km
Broughton HallRiver gauge, Broughton Beck 0.17 m Normal −0.02 m 3.4 km
CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire −0.16 m Lowest on record ±0 4.9 km
Gargrave High StreetRiver gauge, River Aire 0.33 m Normal −0.03 m 6.3 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire 0.35 m Normal −0.04 m 6.4 km
SilsdenRiver gauge, Silsden Beck −0.05 m Very low ±0 7.1 km

Questions and answers

Is Eller Beck at Skipton Medical Centre 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 Eller Beck at Skipton Medical Centre in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.09 m and 0.33 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 Skipton Medical Centre today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Skipton Medical Centre rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Skipton Medical Centre 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 Skipton Medical Centre?

The highest level on record is 1.94 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.03 m on May 20, 2019.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1536 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.96141, -2.02076 (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 0.06 m 2026-10-18 23:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Skipton Medical Centre (ea:L1536). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/skipton-medical-centre

How we check values

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