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Water Level Rising Slightly
Up 0.02 m since 16:00, rising slightly
0.49

Malton

Derwent
Derwent catchment • Malton • North Yorkshire • ID: L2809 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 252 views

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Current Level
0.494 m
▲ Rising slightly
24h Max
0.494 m
24h Min
0.429 m
Typical Range
0.54 - 5.00
m
Highest Recorded
5.05 m
EA official record
5.05 in our data (since Sep 1992)
Current level is 10% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +1 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.494 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.494 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.494 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.494 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.492 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.491 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.491 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.490 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.490 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.488 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.487 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.486 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.485 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.485 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.483 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.481 m
07 Oct 20:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.482 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.481 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.480 m
07 Oct 20:00 0.481 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Malton
  • Watercourse: River Derwent
  • Nearest Town: Malton
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 54°7'60"N 0°47'44"W (54.133301, -0.795495)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 11 Sep 1992
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L2809
  • RLOI id: 8130 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L2809-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • 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: Derwent
  • Typical Range: 0.542 – 5.000 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.50 m (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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.

46 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 100 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 46 report not discharging.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 100 m upstream along the river
5 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 210 m upstream along the river
23 spills · 224 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 220 m upstream along the river
6 spills · 92 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 410 m upstream along the river
54 spills · 113 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Culverted Mill Beck · 430 m upstream along the river
90 spills · 1,040 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 450 m upstream along the river
20 spills · 403 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Derwent · 610 m upstream along the river
88 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Mill Beck · 640 m upstream along the river
2 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

38 more further upstream, up to 41.8 km away along the river.

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 Derwent · 70 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
46 spills · 57 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Trib River Rye · 3.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Yorkshire Water · into Trib River Rye · 3.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
2 spills · 9 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Habton Ings Drain · 5.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

4 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

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

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 5.00 m: 1 day since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 1 day
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 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 2012 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

10flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Dec 2024 — River Derwent at Old Malton

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 1 0
2023 2 0
2021 3 0
2019 1 0
2015 1 0
2012 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 Malton flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Derwent at Malton flooding today?

The current level is 0.49m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Malton?

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 Malton?

The typical range at this station is 0.54m to 5.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.00m 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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