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Hessle

Fleet Drain 🌊 Tidal ⚙ Structure
Hull and East Riding catchment • Hessle • East Riding of Yorkshire • ID: L3211 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(23m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 173 views

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Current Level
0.759 mAOD
▼ Falling slightly
24h Max
1.694 mAOD
24h Min
0.759 mAOD
Typical Range
0.69 - 3.00
mAOD
Highest Recorded
7.36 mAOD
10 Sep 2015
Since Oct 2014
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Falling · -6 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.759 mAOD
24 Aug 00:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.761 mAOD
24 Aug 00:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.762 mAOD
23 Aug 23:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.764 mAOD
23 Aug 23:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.765 mAOD
23 Aug 23:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.767 mAOD
23 Aug 23:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.769 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.9 cm 0.772 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.781 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▬ steady 0.783 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.783 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.784 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.787 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.792 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.794 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.799 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.801 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.805 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.811 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 0.817 mAOD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 23 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

4severe warnings 94flood warnings 52flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 7 Oct 2025North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2025 0 4 8
2024 0 16 8
2023 0 7 23
2022 0 5 6
2021 0 6 3
2020 0 19 0
2019 0 4 1
2018 0 2 0
2017 0 7 0
2015 0 4 0
2014 0 5 0
2013 3 12 0
2012 0 0 2
2011 0 1 1
2007 1 2 0

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 Hessle flood history.

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Hessle
  • Watercourse: Fleet Drain
  • Nearest Town: Hessle
  • County: East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 53°43'9"N 0°26'3"W (53.719075, -0.434087)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 31 Mar 1996
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station (multi-sensor)
  • Station Reference: L3211
  • EA Gauge ID: L3211-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 98 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
  • Datum: -0.059m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.689 – 3.000 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.76 mAOD (EA at 24 Aug 00:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Fleet Drain at Hessle flooding today?

The current level is 0.76m, which is within the typical range of 0.69 to 3.00m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Hessle?

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

What is a normal level for the Fleet Drain at Hessle?

The typical range at this station is 0.69m to 3.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.00m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

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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