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East Hull Hedon Road

Holderness Drain 🌊 Tidal / coastal
Hull and East Riding catchment • East Hull Hedon Road • Kingston upon Hull • ID: L3241 • Level
(48m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 176 views
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Sensor data may be unreliable — recent readings are physically implausible for this gauge (far outside its normal range). Treat the level shown with caution; the EA may be reporting a faulty sensor.
stuck at error value -1.379–-0.729 mAOD (readings flow, daily summaries stalled since 2026-06-22)

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Current Level
-0.413 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
-0.412 mAOD
24h Min
-0.437 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
1.60 mAOD
EA official record
1.72 in our data (since Jan 1998)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.8 cm over 6h
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady -0.413 mAOD
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady -0.413 mAOD
08 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.413 mAOD
08 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.412 mAOD
08 Oct 08:30 ▲ +0.2 cm -0.413 mAOD
08 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.415 mAOD
08 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.414 mAOD
08 Oct 07:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.415 mAOD
08 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady -0.416 mAOD
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady -0.416 mAOD
08 Oct 06:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.416 mAOD
08 Oct 06:15 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.417 mAOD
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady -0.418 mAOD
08 Oct 05:45 ▬ steady -0.418 mAOD
08 Oct 05:15 ▬ steady -0.418 mAOD
08 Oct 05:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.418 mAOD
08 Oct 04:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.419 mAOD
08 Oct 04:15 ▬ steady -0.420 mAOD
08 Oct 03:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.420 mAOD
08 Oct 03:30 -0.421 mAOD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3241
  • RLOI id: 8382 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3241-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: No
  • Catchment Area: Hull and East Riding
  • EA Cross-check: -0.41 mAOD (EA at 8 Oct 09:30)

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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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 13.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Lambwath Stream · 13.9 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 62 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Lambwath Stream · 17.0 km upstream along the river
41 spills · 297 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

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 River Humber · 2.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
116 spills · 1,560 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Culv Tributary Of Hedon Haven · 4.7 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
2 spills · 15 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Unnamed Trib Of Redmere Sewer · 5.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
4 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Nearby Ditch · 5.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Nearby Ditch · 5.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
11 spills · 95 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Burstwick Drain · 5.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Yorkshire Water · into R. Humber & Burstwick Drain · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
11 spills · 81 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Humber · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
20 spills · 171 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

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 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 30 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 km away).

3severe warnings 54flood warnings 137flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 5 Dec 2025 — Holderness Drain at Wawne Common and Woody Carr

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 1
2025 0 4 5
2024 0 9 11
2023 0 2 11
2022 0 0 3
2021 0 5 9
2020 0 11 16
2019 0 5 16
2018 0 3 10
2017 0 3 21
2016 0 1 7
2015 0 0 7
2014 0 2 5
2013 2 7 2
2012 0 0 7
2011 0 0 5
2010 0 0 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 East Hull Hedon Road flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 30 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Holderness Drain at East Hull Hedon Road flooding today?

The latest recorded level is -0.41m. 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 East Hull Hedon Road?

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.

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