Skipton Medical Centre water level
River gauge, Eller Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
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
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.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer