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⚠ No recent data · last reading 18d ago · suspended by the Environment Agency since 21 Sep 2026
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Pickering Flood Alleviation Scheme

Pickering Beck ⚙ Structure
Derwent catchment • North Yorkshire • ID: L2516 • Level
(18d ago) • 4 readings/hr • 120 views

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Last Level
0.367 m
⚠ 18d ago · may be out of date
24h Max
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24h Min
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Typical Range
0.22 - 0.90
m
Highest Recorded
3.53 m
EA official record
2.46 in our data (since Nov 2016)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Pickering Flood Alleviation Scheme
  • Watercourse: Pickering Beck
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 54°15'39"N 0°45'8"W (54.260742, -0.752236)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 28 Sep 2015
  • Status: Active
  • EA station status: Suspended (the Environment Agency has suspended this gauge)
    Since 21 Sep 2026, in the EA's words: “This station is temporarily unavailable due to an equipment fault. We are working to get the station back online.”
  • Station Type: River level station (multi-sensor)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L2516
  • RLOI id: 9005 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L2516-level-1-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 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: Derwent
  • Typical Range: 0.216 – 0.898 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.19 m (EA at 10 Oct 12:45)

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

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

💧 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 Tributary Of Thornton Beck · 2.5 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 Outgang Drain · 2.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
27 spills · 40 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of Costa Beck · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of Levisham Beck · 5.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
80 spills · 172 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 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

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.90 m on about 37 days. This year so far: 17 days.

2026 17 days so far
2025 38 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 29 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2023 41 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2022 43 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 67 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 60 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2019 18 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 16 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 17 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 1.51 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.3 km away).

44flood warnings 103flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Dec 2024 — Pickering Beck at Pickering

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 18
2024 5 19
2023 7 28
2022 1 8
2021 10 17
2020 6 9
2018 2 0
2016 2 0
2015 3 0
2014 1 0
2012 7 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.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 10 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Pickering Beck at Pickering Flood Alleviation Scheme flooding today?

The current level is 0.37m, which is within the typical range of 0.22 to 0.90m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

What is a normal level for the Pickering Beck at Pickering Flood Alleviation Scheme?

The typical range at this station is 0.22m to 0.90m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.90m 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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