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Rawcliffe

Blue Beck
Ouse catchment • Rawcliffe • York • ID: L2462 • Level
(50m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 159 views

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Current Level
0.126 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.214 m
24h Min
0.124 m
Typical Range
-0.01 - 1.01
m
Highest Recorded
3.84 m
EA official record
3.84 in our data (since Oct 2002)
Current level is 3% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 10:45 ▬ steady 0.126 m
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.126 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.126 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.126 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.126 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.127 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.126 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.127 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.128 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.128 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.127 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.126 m
08 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 0.127 m
08 Oct 06:00 0.127 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Rawcliffe
  • Watercourse: Blue Beck
  • Nearest Town: Rawcliffe
  • County: York
  • Coordinates: 53°58'41"N 1°7'5"W (53.977937, -1.118128)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 25 Oct 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L2462
  • RLOI id: 8332 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L2462-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Ouse
  • Typical Range: -0.010 – 1.009 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.13 m (EA at 8 Oct 10:30)

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.

Connected downstream

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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 Blue Beck, Tributary Of Ouse · 500 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 21 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Unnamed Trib Of River Ouse · 1.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
23 spills · 67 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Ing Cliffs Drain · 1.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
58 spills · 143 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Trib River Ouse · 1.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
29 spills · 63 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Unknown Beck · 2.1 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 25 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Yorkshire Water · into Burtree Dam · 2.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
6 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Yorkshire Water · into River Foss · 2.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
9 spills · 23 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Yorkshire Water · into Culverted Trib Holgate Beck · 2.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
13 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

12 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

54 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 1.01 m on about 58 days. This year so far: 21 days.

2026 21 days so far
2025 33 days
2024 142 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2023 181 days, 16 of them high · 16 high
2022 83 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2021 34 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2020 36 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2019 10 days
2018 5 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.03 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

17flood warnings 190flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 5 Jan 2025 — River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 13
2025 1 12
2024 5 12
2023 3 12
2022 0 11
2021 3 13
2020 0 17
2019 1 17
2018 2 14
2017 0 12
2016 0 6
2015 1 9
2014 0 7
2013 0 10
2012 1 14
2011 0 10
2010 0 1

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 Rawcliffe flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Blue Beck at Rawcliffe flooding today?

The current level is 0.13m, which is within the typical range of -0.01 to 1.01m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Rawcliffe?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Blue Beck at Rawcliffe?

The typical range at this station is -0.01m to 1.01m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.01m 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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