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Salt end

Burstwick Drain 🌊 Tidal / coastal
Hull and East Riding catchment • Hull • East Riding of Yorkshire • ID: L3311 • Level
(27m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 126 views

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Current Level
0.230 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.270 mAOD
24h Min
0.228 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
5.81 mAOD
10 Aug 2022
Since Mar 1996
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -3 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.230 mAOD
23 Aug 23:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.228 mAOD
23 Aug 23:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.230 mAOD
23 Aug 23:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.232 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.233 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.241 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.242 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.244 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.246 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.248 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.249 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.251 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.254 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.255 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.256 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.258 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.259 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.258 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.259 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 0.258 mAOD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 17 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).

1severe warning 23flood warnings 120flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 6 Jan 2025Westlands Drain at Hedon

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 8
2025 0 1 5
2024 0 4 10
2023 0 0 8
2022 0 0 1
2021 0 2 5
2020 0 3 14
2019 0 2 13
2018 0 2 11
2017 0 2 21
2016 0 0 3
2015 0 0 3
2014 0 1 3
2013 1 6 3
2012 0 0 3
2011 0 0 1
2010 0 0 1
2008 0 0 2
2007 0 0 5

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Hull flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Station Reference: L3311
  • EA Gauge ID: L3311-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
  • EA Cross-check: 0.23 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 23:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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Is the Burstwick Drain at Salt end flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.23m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at Salt end?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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