Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment
• Nun Appleton • North Yorkshire • ID: L2011 • 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 • 146 views
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Current Level
3.750 mAOD
▲ Rising (+25cm/hr)
24h Max
3.750 mAOD
24h Min
2.392 mAOD
Typical Range
2.00 - 5.71
mAOD
Highest Recorded
8.08 mAOD
EA official record
A 10.17 reading (26 Sep 2012) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
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.
Long Term
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Days Above Normal
This year vs 5-year monthly range
Recent Readings
Rising · +62 cm over 6h
10 Oct 03:00▲▲ +6 cm3.750 mAOD
10 Oct 02:45▲▲ +6 cm3.689 mAOD
10 Oct 02:30▲▲ +6 cm3.625 mAOD
10 Oct 02:15▲▲ +16 cm3.567 mAOD
10 Oct 01:30▲ +4 cm3.411 mAOD
10 Oct 01:15▲ +3 cm3.370 mAOD
10 Oct 01:00▲ +2 cm3.340 mAOD
10 Oct 00:45▲ +1 cm3.317 mAOD
10 Oct 00:30▬ steady3.306 mAOD
10 Oct 00:15▼ -1 cm3.307 mAOD
10 Oct 00:00▼ -2 cm3.317 mAOD
09 Oct 23:45▼ -3 cm3.339 mAOD
09 Oct 23:30▼ -14 cm3.367 mAOD
09 Oct 22:30▼▼ -5 cm3.510 mAOD
09 Oct 22:15▬ steady3.561 mAOD
09 Oct 22:00▲▲ +7 cm3.560 mAOD
09 Oct 21:45▲▲ +11 cm3.488 mAOD
09 Oct 21:30▲▲ +12 cm3.381 mAOD
09 Oct 21:15▲▲ +13 cm3.257 mAOD
09 Oct 21:003.131 mAOD
Station Details
Monitoring Station: Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station
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.
67 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 9.6 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 64 report not discharging, and for 3 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Yorkshire Water · into Tidal Ouse · 4.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
64 spills · 775 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 5.71 m
on about 35 days.
This year so far: 22 days.
202622 days so far
202536 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
202448 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
202359 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
202221 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
202138 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
202047 days, 14 of them high · 14 high
201933 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201819 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
201712 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 6.72 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 11 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).
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 Nun Appleton flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Wharfe at Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station flooding today?
The current level is 3.75m, which is within the typical range of 2.00 to 5.71m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. 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 Wharfe at Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station?
The typical range at this station is 2.00m to 5.71m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.71m 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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