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Skeffling Pumping Station

Skeffling Drain ⚙ Structure
Hull and East Riding catchment • Skeffling Pumping Station • East Riding of Yorkshire • ID: L3350 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 147 views

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Current Level
0.689 mAOD?
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.689 mAOD
24h Min
0.642 mAOD
Typical Range
0.37 - 1.70
mAOD
Past 12 months 0.26 – 0.82 mAOD
Highest Recorded
4.56 mAOD
EA official record
3.10 in our data (since Mar 1996)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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

Recent Readings

Rising · +0.8 cm over 5h
04 Nov 21:30 ▬ steady 0.689 mAOD
04 Nov 21:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.689 mAOD
04 Nov 21:00 ▬ steady 0.688 mAOD
04 Nov 20:45 ▬ steady 0.688 mAOD
04 Nov 20:30 ▬ steady 0.687 mAOD
04 Nov 20:15 ▬ steady 0.687 mAOD
04 Nov 20:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.687 mAOD
04 Nov 19:45 ▬ steady 0.686 mAOD
04 Nov 19:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.686 mAOD
04 Nov 19:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.685 mAOD
04 Nov 19:00 ▬ steady 0.684 mAOD
04 Nov 18:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.684 mAOD
04 Nov 18:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.685 mAOD
04 Nov 18:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.683 mAOD
04 Nov 18:00 ▬ steady 0.682 mAOD
04 Nov 17:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.682 mAOD
04 Nov 17:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.681 mAOD
04 Nov 17:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.682 mAOD
04 Nov 17:00 ▬ steady 0.681 mAOD
04 Nov 16:45 0.681 mAOD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3350
  • RLOI id: 9377 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3350-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD?
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
  • Typical Range: 0.367 – 1.700 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.69 mAOD (EA at 4 Nov 22:15)

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

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of Skeffling Clough Drain · 850 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
49 spills · 920 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Culv Trib Of Easington Drain · 3.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
8 spills · 21 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Easington Drain · 3.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Easington Drain · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
20 spills · 112 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Unnamed Trib Of Nevills Drain · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
41 spills · 160 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-10), which leaves out many small channels. Sewage & storm overflows →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.70 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 3 days
2024 2 days
2023 3 days
2022 0 days
2021 1 day
2020 0 days
2019 4 days
2018 2 days patchy data
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

1severe warning 122flood warnings 747flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Oct 2026 — North Bank of the Humber estuary from Kilnsea to Skeffling and Weeton

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 16 71
2025 0 7 31
2024 0 20 64
2023 0 14 50
2022 0 6 78
2021 0 4 51
2020 0 14 73
2019 0 12 74
2018 0 3 44
2017 0 9 44
2016 0 2 38
2015 0 3 42
2014 0 5 40
2013 1 6 17
2012 0 0 12
2011 0 1 18

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 Skeffling Pumping Station flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Skeffling Drain at Skeffling Pumping Station flooding today?

The current level is 0.69mAOD, which is within the typical range of 0.37 to 1.70mAOD. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Skeffling Pumping Station?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 4.4mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Skeffling Drain at Skeffling Pumping Station?

The typical range at this station is 0.37mAOD to 1.70mAOD, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.70mAOD are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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