River Foss: water levels along the river

3 gauges report along the River Foss. 1 of them reads below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges are in North Yorkshire. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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3 gauges

River Foss: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
West LillingRiver gauge, River Foss	0.34 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2 hours ago
HuntingtonRiver gauge, River Foss	0.70 m	Low	−0.01 m	2 hours ago
York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss	7.58 m	Normal	±0	2 hours ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Foss

The River Foss is in North Yorkshire, England. It is a tributary of the River Ouse. It rises in the Foss Crooks Woods near Oulston Reservoir close to the village of Yearsley and runs south through the Vale of York to the Ouse in the centre of York. The name most likely comes from the Latin word Fossa, meaning ditch. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The York district was settled by Norwegian and Danish people, so parts of the place names could be old Norse. Referring to the etymological dictionary "Etymologisk ordbog", ISBN 82-905-2016-6 deals with the common Danish and Norwegian languages – roots of words and the original meaning. The old Norse word Fos (waterfall) means impetuous. The River Foss was dammed, and even though the elevation to the River Ouse is small, a waterfall was formed. This may have led to the name Fos which became Foss.