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⚠ No recent data · last reading 121d ago · suspended by the Environment Agency since 25 Jun 2026
0.71

Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir

Eller Beck ⚙ Structure
Aire and Calder catchment • Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir Upstream level • North Yorkshire • ID: L1539 • Level
(121d ago) • 4 readings/hr • 134 views

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Last Level
0.710 m?
⚠ 121d ago · may be out of date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
5.59 m
EA official record
2.91 in our data (since Aug 2018)
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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir
  • Watercourse: Eller Beck
  • Nearest Town: Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir Upstream level
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Embsay Ire (1.6 km) · 98.5% full (as of 12 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°58'24"N 2°0'41"W (53.973351, -2.011314)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 2 Aug 2018
  • Status: Inactive (No reading received since 2026-06-25)
  • EA station status: Suspended (the Environment Agency has suspended this gauge)
    Since 25 Jun 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
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1539
  • RLOI id: 9315 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1539-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m?
  • Typical rise rate: 31 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: ⚙ Yes — lock, weir, sluice or pump
  • Catchment Area: Aire and Calder
  • Typical Range: 0.218 – 0.898 m
  • EA Cross-check: 1.21 m (EA at 25 Oct 11:45)

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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 27 days. This year so far: 37 days.

2026 37 days so far
2025 40 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2024 27 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 37 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 29 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2021 15 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2020 23 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2019 21 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2018 8 days, 1 of them high · 1 high 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. The darker part is days above 1.98 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Eller Beck at Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir flooding today?

The current level is 0.71m, 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 Eller Beck at Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir?

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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