Stokesley Upstream water level

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

River gauge, River Leven, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.46m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST (27 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Leven at Stokesley Upstream is at 0.46 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.28 m to 2.56 m.

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.41 m and 0.55 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.28 m – 2.56 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.41 m – 0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.42 m – 0.50 m
Highest on record: 3.70 mNovember 3, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.11 mApril 9, 2001

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Leven

The River Leven is a river in Fife, Scotland. It flows from Loch Leven into the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven. The river is 47 km long and is home to brown trout and hosts a run of sea trout and atlantic salmon. The estuary has bass and mullet. The river has a number of barriers such as sluice gates, weirs and dams.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 54%

Map

Other gauges on the River Leven

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
StokesleyRiver gauge, River Leven	0.12 m	Normal	+0.01 m	1.5 km
Stokesley DownstreamRiver gauge, River Leven	0.64 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.1 km
Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven	0.05 m	Low	±0	3.0 km
EasbyRiver gauge, River Leven	0.09 m	Very low	±0	4.8 km
Foxton BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	0.16 m	Very low	±0	8.1 km
Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	0.97 m	Normal	−0.05 m	119 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Middlesbrough Ormesby HallRiver gauge, Ormesby Beck	0.01 m	Very low	±0	8.0 km
Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck	0.02 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Middlesbrough Albert ParkRiver gauge, Marton West Beck	0.05 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	11 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees	0.56 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees	2.77 m	Very high	−0.01 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Leven at Stokesley Upstream?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.28 m to 2.56 m for this gauge.

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 0.46 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stokesley Upstream today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.46 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stokesley Upstream rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stokesley Upstream normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stokesley Upstream?

The highest level on record is 3.70 m on November 3, 2000. The lowest is 0.11 m on April 9, 2001.

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:L3806 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.47399, -1.17342 (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	0.46 m	2026-10-18 23:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stokesley Upstream (ea:L3806). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/stokesley-upstream

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