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Easing — down from 2.12 at 11:15, now 2.03
2.03

Selby Dam Pumping Station

Selby Dam ⚙ Structure
Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment • Selby Dam PS • North Yorkshire • ID: L2401B • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 115 views

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Current Level
2.029 mAOD
▼ Easing
24h Max
2.117 mAOD
24h Min
2.027 mAOD
Typical Range
0.11 - 3.50
mAOD
Highest Recorded
3.97 mAOD
EA official record
3.97 in our data (since Dec 2006)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
10 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 2.029 mAOD
10 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady 2.027 mAOD
10 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 18:30 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 18:15 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 17:45 ▬ steady 2.027 mAOD
10 Oct 17:30 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 17:15 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 17:00 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 16:15 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 16:00 ▬ steady 2.028 mAOD
10 Oct 15:45 ▬ steady 2.029 mAOD
10 Oct 15:30 ▬ steady 2.029 mAOD
10 Oct 15:15 ▬ steady 2.029 mAOD
10 Oct 15:00 2.030 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Selby Dam Pumping Station
  • Watercourse: Selby Dam
  • Nearest Town: Selby Dam PS
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 53°47'10"N 1°4'6"W (53.786086, -1.068319)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Dec 2006
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L2401B
  • RLOI id: 9349 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L2401B-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 5 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: Wharfe and Lower Ouse
  • Typical Range: 0.108 – 3.500 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 2.03 mAOD (EA at 10 Oct 19:45)

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

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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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 9.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Upper Fox Drain · 9.9 km upstream along the river
22 spills · 113 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 Ouse · 110 m away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
47 spills · 112 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Culverted Brayton Junction · 750 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
22 spills · 82 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into River Ouse · 1.4 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
26 spills · 39 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Unnamed Trib Of Cherry Orchard · 1.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
21 spills · 68 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into The River Ouse (Tidal) · 2.3 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
38 spills · 219 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into River Ouse (Tidal) · 2.9 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
82 spills · 865 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Garmancarr Dike · 3.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
25 spills · 88 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into River Ouse (Tidal) · 3.0 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
26 spills · 142 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 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.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 3.50 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 6 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days patchy data
2018 0 days patchy data
2017 0 days patchy data

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2019 for the 1 flood area linked to this gauge (nearest 1.0 km away).

2flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 21 Jan 2021 — River Ouse at Selby Dam

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2021 1 0
2019 1 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 Selby Dam PS flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. This is the area linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Selby Dam at Selby Dam Pumping Station flooding today?

The current level is 2.03m, which is within the typical range of 0.11 to 3.50m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Selby Dam Pumping Station?

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

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 0.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the Selby Dam at Selby Dam Pumping Station?

The typical range at this station is 0.11m to 3.50m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.50m 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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