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Home › Fastest Rising Rivers
LIVE • updated 04:45

Rivers Rising Fastest Right Now

Live ranking of UK rivers still climbing right now — ranked by rate of rise over the last hour, in metres per hour, from Environment Agency, SEPA and Natural Resources Wales gauges. Tidal stations excluded so you see real, rainfall-driven rises.

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Rivers rising now
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+0.19m
Fastest rise / hour
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3
Counties affected
Colour is the level, not the speed:TypicalAbove typicalHighVery high / rising very fast
#1
Eastern Yar

Burnt House

Sandown, Isle of Wight
+0.19 m / hour
Within its typical range▲ Rising slowly
6h ago0.31m below typical highnow
Now 0.49m
Up 0.10m
over 0.5h
#2
Mill Beck

Norton Mill Beck Screen

Norton, North Yorkshire
+0.14 m / hour
Within its typical range▲ Rising slowly
6h ago0.51m below typical highnow
Now 0.45m
Up 0.07m
over 0.5h
#3
Fowler Bridge Drain

Bentley Ings Screen

Bentley Ings Screen, South Yorkshire
+0.07 m / hour
Within its typical range▲ Rising gently
6h ago2.10m below typical highnow
Now 2.38m
Up 0.03m
over 0.5h
Flood warnings in force All monitoring stations

Rise rate = change in water level over the last few hours, in metres per hour. Tidal & estuary stations are excluded. Data from the Environment Agency, SEPA and Natural Resources Wales, updated every 15 minutes. This is not an official flood warning — always check live flood warnings and gov.uk.