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Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir water level

River gauge, Waller Hill Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.32m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 5 Highest onrecord 8.31 m Lowest on record 0.21 m

History

History
0.30.40.5mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.30.40.5mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.60.8mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mJanMarMayJulSepNov202612mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.32 m, Waller Hill Beck at Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m, based on 9 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.31 m, a difference of +0.01 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.21 m (April 10, 2019).

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 0.24 m and 0.63 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.36 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.32 m – 0.53 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Normal range
0.27 m – 0.84 m
Same day last year
0.31 m+0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.24 m – 0.63 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.25 m – 1.77 m
Highest on record
8.31 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record
0.21 mApril 10, 2019

On the river at Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir

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: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 8° 3.8 mm, 100% Wind 29 km/h
20 Tue 11° 10° 9.7 mm, 98% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° – Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 9° 1° 1.6 mm, 66% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 21 mm, 86% Wind 38 km/h
24 Sat 9° 6° 2.5 mm, 67% Wind 38 km/h
25 Sun 15° 7° 4.7 mm, 75% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 57%

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Other gauges on Waller Hill Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Skibeden BeckRiver gauge, Waller Hill Beck 0.19 m Low +0.01 m 1.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Skipton Medical CentreRiver gauge, Eller Beck 0.01 m Lowest on record −0.05 m 2.2 km
Skipton MorrisonsRiver gauge, Eller Beck 0.04 m Very low ±0 2.4 km
Skipton Eller BeckRiver gauge, Eller Beck 0.12 m Low ±0 3.3 km
SnaygillRiver gauge, River Aire 0.45 m Normal −0.05 m 3.6 km
CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire −0.16 m Lowest on record ±0 5.5 km
Broughton HallRiver gauge, Broughton Beck 0.16 m Low −0.02 m 5.7 km
SilsdenRiver gauge, Silsden Beck −0.05 m Very low ±0 5.9 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire 0.34 m Normal −0.03 m 6.5 km

Questions and answers

Is Waller Hill Beck at Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.01 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.31 m.

What is a normal level for Waller Hill Beck at Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.32 m and 0.53 m, based on 9 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 0.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST, the water level was 0.32 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir?

The highest level on record is 8.31 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is 0.21 m on April 10, 2019.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1538A (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.96623, -1.98744 (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 0.32 m 2026-10-19 08:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir (ea:L1538A). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/skipton-waller-hill-reservoir

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