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Up 0.04 m since 20:30, rising slightly
2.71

Bubwith Bridge

Derwent
Derwent catchment • Bubwith • North Yorkshire • ID: L2803 • Level
(31m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 141 views

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Current Level
2.706 mAOD
▲ Rising slightly
24h Max
2.715 mAOD
24h Min
2.595 mAOD
Typical Range
1.98 - 5.30
mAOD
Highest Recorded
6.37 mAOD
EA official record
6.37 in our data (since Sep 1992)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +2 cm over 5h
10 Oct 05:15 ▬ steady 2.706 mAOD
10 Oct 05:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 2.705 mAOD
10 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 2.702 mAOD
10 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 2.702 mAOD
10 Oct 04:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.702 mAOD
10 Oct 04:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 2.700 mAOD
10 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 2.699 mAOD
10 Oct 03:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.699 mAOD
10 Oct 03:15 ▬ steady 2.697 mAOD
10 Oct 03:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 2.696 mAOD
10 Oct 02:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.695 mAOD
10 Oct 02:30 ▬ steady 2.693 mAOD
10 Oct 02:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.693 mAOD
10 Oct 02:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.691 mAOD
10 Oct 01:45 ▬ steady 2.689 mAOD
10 Oct 01:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 2.688 mAOD
10 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.687 mAOD
10 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 2.685 mAOD
10 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.684 mAOD
10 Oct 00:30 2.682 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bubwith Bridge
  • Watercourse: River Derwent
  • Nearest Town: Bubwith
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 53°49'9"N 0°55'39"W (53.819066, -0.927565)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 10 Sep 1992
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L2803
  • RLOI id: 8037 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L2803-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Derwent
  • Typical Range: 1.979 – 5.300 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 2.71 mAOD (EA at 10 Oct 05:15)

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

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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.

69 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 13.7 km away along the river. 1 reports discharging now, 67 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Elvington Beck · 13.7 km upstream along the river
58 spills · 841 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Unnamed Trib Of Black Dike · 21.0 km upstream along the river
94 spills · 788 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Hayton Beck · 23.8 km upstream along the river
10 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 24.1 km upstream along the river
38 spills · 345 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 24.1 km upstream along the river
62 spills · 1,110 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Pocklington Beck · 24.1 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 176 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Spittal Beck · 24.3 km upstream along the river
29 spills · 301 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Pocklington Beck · 25.9 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

61 more further upstream, up to 91.8 km away along the river.

Also discharging now further upstream: Great Barugh Sewage Treatment Works (71.1 km).

Nearby, connection not known

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

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Yorkshire Water · into West Linelands South Drain · 1.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Drain To River Derwent · 3.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
52 spills · 330 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into The Weres Pond · 3.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir
4 spills · 20 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 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

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 5.30 m on about 6 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 2 days
2024 9 days
2023 12 days
2022 0 days
2021 29 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 2 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 km away).

4flood warnings 77flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 26 Dec 2015 — River Derwent at Thorganby, Bubwith and Wressle

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 5
2025 0 7
2024 0 11
2023 0 12
2022 0 4
2021 0 3
2020 0 3
2019 0 5
2018 0 4
2017 0 3
2016 0 5
2015 1 1
2014 0 2
2013 0 2
2012 3 7
2011 0 2
2010 0 1

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 Bubwith flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Derwent at Bubwith Bridge flooding today?

The current level is 2.71m, which is within the typical range of 1.98 to 5.30m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bubwith Bridge?

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

What is a normal level for the River Derwent at Bubwith Bridge?

The typical range at this station is 1.98m to 5.30m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.30m 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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