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Viking Recorder water level

River gauge, River Ouse, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.40 m Lowest on record -0.08 m

History

History
-012mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-02mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-02mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-02mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-02mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Viking Recorder reads 0.25 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.29 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.17 m (+0.08 m).

The level is falling, down 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.25 m and 0.32 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
0.29 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 1.03 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 1.90 m
Same day last year
0.17 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.25 m – 0.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 3.54 m
Highest on record
5.40 mNovember 4, 2000
Lowest on record
−0.08 mJune 2, 1997

On the river at Viking Recorder

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 Ouse

River Ouse, Yorkshire

The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at 129 miles (208 km), the sixth-longest river of the United Kingdom and the longest to flow entirely in one county. The length of the Ouse alone is about 52 miles (84 km) but the total length of the river is disputed.

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

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.1 mm, 22% Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 15° 10° 2.7 mm, 73% Wind 20 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 8.7 mm, 44% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 3.9 mm, 59% Wind 18 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 2.1 mm, 27% Wind 16 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° – Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 11° 3° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 50%

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Other gauges on the River Ouse

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, River Ouse 5.22 m Normal −0.04 m 0.9 km
Clifton Ings OutfallRiver gauge, River Ouse 5.24 m Low −0.05 m 1.8 km
SkeltonRiver gauge, River Ouse 0.71 m Normal −0.05 m 4.9 km
Naburn LockRiver gauge, River Ouse 0.62 m Normal −0.04 m 7.3 km
MonktonRiver gauge, River Ouse 0.48 m Normal −0.01 m 9.5 km
CawoodRiver gauge, River Ouse 1.82 m No reference yet −0.73 m 14 km
Selby WestmillRiver gauge, River Ouse 2.26 m No reference yet +0.38 m 19 km
GooleRiver gauge, River Ouse 1.74 m No reference yet +0.91 m 32 km
BlacktoftRiver gauge, River Ouse 1.46 m No reference yet +0.84 m 37 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss 7.57 m Normal ±0 0.7 km
York Foss BarrierRiver gauge, Browney Dyke 5.23 m Normal −0.04 m 0.8 km
HolgateRiver gauge, Holgate Beck 0.03 m Normal +0.01 m 1.8 km
York Wolfe AvenueRiver gauge, Tang Hall Beck 0.03 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 1.9 km
HuntingtonRiver gauge, River Foss 0.70 m Low ±0 2.8 km
RawcliffeRiver gauge, Blue Beck 0.12 m Normal ±0 3.0 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Ouse at Viking Recorder compare with last year?

It is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.17 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ouse at Viking Recorder in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 1.03 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Viking Recorder today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Viking Recorder rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Viking Recorder 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 Viking Recorder?

The highest level on record is 5.40 m on November 4, 2000. The lowest is −0.08 m on June 2, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L2406 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.95879, -1.08554 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-18 13:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Viking Recorder (ea:L2406). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/viking-recorder

How we check values

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