Live UK River Levels: Which Rivers Are Above Their Normal Level Right Now

Which Gauges Stand Furthest Above Their Normal Range?

Ranked by the highest level each gauge has ever recorded against its own typical range ceiling. This is a record, not a live reading — the live column shows the reading published with this build, where one exists.

The 20 gauges whose record level stands furthest above their typical range. Each station name links to its own page with the live level, trend and record.
#	Station	River	Level now	Typical high	Record above range
1	Spring Gardens Dam	gaunless	0.501 m	1.63 m	9.14 m
2	Holbeam Dam	lemon	no reading	0.741 m	8.36 m
3	Medbourne Flood Storage Reservoir	medbourne brook	0.247 m	3.57 m	7.93 m
4	Skipton Waller Hill Reservoir	waller hill beck	0.273 m	0.838 m	7.47 m
5	Nun Appleton Fleet Pumping Station	the fleet	1.742 m	2.039 m	7.47 m
6	Bruton Dam	brue	0.223 m	3.714 m	6.99 m
7	Ripon Birkby Nab	laver	0.263 m	0.856 m	6.02 m
8	Cock Beck Sluices	wharfe	5.53 m	7.296 m	5.54 m
9	Fenton Dam	bushy beck	0.099 m	1.638 m	5.46 m
10	Sands Centre, Carlisle	eden carlisle	0.517 m	2.5 m	5.41 m
11	Tubbs Bottom	bristol frome	0.093 m	0.591 m	5.30 m
12	Mexborough Pasture Road Pumping Station	dearne washlands	1.708 m ↑	1.621 m	5.12 m
13	Meadowgate Regulator	rother chesterfield	no reading	35.626 m	5.03 m
14	Canklow Regulator	rother chesterfield	23.824 m	25.23 m	4.97 m
15	Canklow Washlands	ulley brook	0.108 m	0.777 m	4.96 m
16	Perdiswell	barbourne brook	0.434 m	2.4 m	4.88 m
17	Dronfield Dam	drone	0.033 m	3.434 m	4.83 m
18	Stanford Bridge	teme	0.142 m	1.367 m	4.71 m
19	Skipton Eller Beck Reservoir	eller beck	no reading	0.898 m	4.69 m
20	Caton	lune	0.812 m	3.6 m	4.57 m

Typical range and record level come from each station's own Environment Agency metadata. Warnings in force now

Which Gauging Stations Can You Check On This Site?

Every published station, A–Z: 2,357 gauges across the UK. Each links to its own page with the current level, its typical range and its record.

A 83 stations

A6 Bridge river level Bilsborrow · brock
Abbey Heath river level Abbey Heath · little ouse
+ 81 more stations under A Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

B 296 stations

Babraham river level Babraham · granta
Bacons End river level Marston Green · cole major s green
+ 294 more stations under B Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

C 235 stations

Cae Howel river level Cae Howel · severn
Cae Howel river level Melverley · new cut
+ 233 more stations under C Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

D 76 stations

Dacre Bridge river level Dacre · dacre beck
Dakyn Road Inlet river level Thurnby · bushby brook
+ 74 more stations under D Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

E 73 stations

Eamont Bridge river level Eamont Bridge, Beehive, River Lowther · lowther
Eamont Bridge Farm river level Eamont Bridge · eamont
+ 71 more stations under E Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

F 74 stations

Fairburn Sluices river level Fairburn Sluices Washland Level · aire washlands
Fairford river level Fairford · coln
+ 72 more stations under F Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

G 70 stations

Gadebridge Park river level Hemel Hempstead · gade
Gainsborough river level Gainsborough · trent
+ 68 more stations under G Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

H 184 stations

Hackbridge river level Hackbridge · wandle
Haddiscoe river level St Olaves · waveney
+ 182 more stations under H Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

I 27 stations

ICI Colne river level Huddersfield · colne huddersfield
Ickenham, Swakeleys Road river level Ickenham · pinn
+ 25 more stations under I Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

J 4 stations

Jacobstowe river level Jacobstowe · okement
Jeffy Knotts river level Jeffy Knotts · brathay
+ 2 more stations under J Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

K 68 stations

Kates Bridge river level Baston · glen
Keadby river level Keadby · trent
+ 66 more stations under K Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

L 142 stations

Laceby river level Laceby · laceby beck
Ladock river level Ladock · tresillian river
+ 140 more stations under L Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

M 115 stations

Maesbrook river level Maesbrook · flood channel
Magpie Hall Lane river level Hayes · ravensbourne
+ 113 more stations under M Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

N 71 stations

Naburn Lock river level Naburn · ouse selby
Needham river level Needham · waveney
+ 69 more stations under N Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

O 39 stations

Oadby river level Oadby · wash brook
Oak Cottage river level Wyre Forest · dowles brook
+ 37 more stations under O Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

P 100 stations

Padiham Town Centre river level Padiham · calder burnley
Paignton Kings Ash Road river level Collaton St Mary · clennon valley watercourse
+ 98 more stations under P Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

Q 3 stations

Queen's Mill river level Huddersfield · holme
Quidenham river level East Harling · whittle
+ 1 more stations under Q Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

R 80 stations

Radcot Lock river level Radcot · thames
Radlett river level Radlett · radlett brook
+ 78 more stations under R Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

S 270 stations

Sabden Bridge river level Sabden · sabden brook
Saintbridge river level Gloucester · twyver
+ 268 more stations under S Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

T 102 stations

Tadcaster river level Tadcaster · wharfe
Tallington river level Tallington · welland
+ 100 more stations under T Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

U 25 stations

Uckfield Mill upstream river level Uckfield · uck
Udford New river level Edenhall · eamont
+ 23 more stations under U Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

V 7 stations

Vallis river level Great Elm · mells river
Vauxhall Bridge river level Hales Place · great stour
+ 5 more stations under V Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

W 198 stations

Waddon Ponds river level Beddington · wandle
Wadesmill river level Wadesmill · rib
+ 196 more stations under W Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

Y 13 stations

Yalding Hampstead Lock river level Yalding · medway
Yarkhill river level Yarkhill · frome wye
+ 11 more stations under Y Reachable from the river each gauge sits on

Z 2 stations

Zoons Court river level Gloucester · horsbere brook
Zoons Court Flood Storage river level Gloucester · horsbere brook

Which UK Rivers Can You Check On This Site?

Every river with a published page, A–Z: 817 rivers and 2,357 gauges. Each river page lists its own gauges source to mouth, with the live level at each.

A 37 rivers

Addlestone Bourne levels 2 gauges · England
Aire Washlands levels 5 gauges · England
+ 35 more rivers under A Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

B 105 rivers

Badsey Brook levels 3 gauges · England
Bagley Dike levels 1 gauge · England
+ 103 more rivers under B Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

C 72 rivers

Candover Stream levels 1 gauge · England
Canley Brook levels 2 gauges · England
+ 70 more rivers under C Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

D 41 rivers

Danes Stream levels 2 gauges · England
Daniels Brook levels 2 gauges · England
+ 39 more rivers under D Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

E 35 rivers

Ea Beck levels 3 gauges · England
Eagley Brook levels 1 gauge · England
+ 33 more rivers under E Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

F 23 rivers

Fenay Beck levels 1 gauge · England
Finchett's Gutter levels 1 gauge · England
+ 21 more rivers under F Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

G 25 rivers

Gatwick Stream levels 3 gauges · England
Gill Beck levels 1 gauge · England
+ 23 more rivers under G Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

H 32 rivers

Harpers Brook levels 2 gauges · England
Hatherley Brook levels 2 gauges · England
+ 30 more rivers under H Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

I 16 rivers

Ifield Brook levels 1 gauge · England
Ings Beck levels 1 gauge · England
+ 14 more rivers under I Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

J 1 river

River Jordan levels 2 gauges · England

K 16 rivers

Kearsley Brook levels 1 gauge · England
Kenwith Stream levels 2 gauges · England
+ 14 more rivers under K Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

L 47 rivers

Laceby Beck levels 2 gauges · England
Lambrok Stream levels 1 gauge · England
+ 45 more rivers under L Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

M 40 rivers

Marchington Brook levels 1 gauge · England
Markeaton Brook levels 1 gauge · England
+ 38 more rivers under M Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

N 16 rivers

Nailbourne levels 1 gauge · England
Nailsworth Stream levels 1 gauge · England
+ 14 more rivers under N Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

O 15 rivers

Oakenshaw Beck levels 1 gauge · England
Oakley Cross Beck levels 1 gauge · England
+ 13 more rivers under O Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

P 29 rivers

Par River levels 2 gauges · England
Parham Beck levels 1 gauge · England
+ 27 more rivers under P Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

Q 2 rivers

River Quaggy levels 2 gauges · England
River Quin levels 1 gauge · England

R 37 rivers

Radlett Brook levels 1 gauge · England
Rags Brook levels 1 gauge · England
+ 35 more rivers under R Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

S 85 rivers

River Salwarpe levels 3 gauges · England
River Seaton levels 1 gauge · England
+ 83 more rivers under S Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

T 49 rivers

River Tamar levels 6 gauges · England
River Tame levels 5 gauges · England
+ 47 more rivers under T Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

U 5 rivers

River Uck levels 3 gauges · England
River Umber levels 1 gauge · England
+ 3 more rivers under U Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

V 2 rivers

River Valency levels 3 gauges · England
River Ver levels 3 gauges · England

W 77 rivers

River Waldon levels 1 gauge · England
River Walkham levels 1 gauge · England
+ 75 more rivers under W Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

Y 10 rivers

River Yare levels 7 gauges · England
River Yarrow levels 4 gauges · England
+ 8 more rivers under Y Also reachable from the river each gauge sits on, and from the postcode checker

Which UK Rivers Are Highest Above Their Normal Level Today?

The table sorts every gauge by how far its latest reading is above the top of its typical range.

Each reading shows its own time. The Environment Agency's latest levels are updated once or twice a day when there's a low risk of flooding. It's updated more frequently when the risk of flooding increases, so readings at different stations can be hours apart.

How Do You Find The River Level Near You?

You find the river level near you by pressing "near me" or typing a town, postcode, river or station into the search box above. The nearest monitoring stations appear with their latest reading, trend and distance.

If you do not know your river's name:

Use "near me" to list the closest stations by straight-line distance.
Search your town or postcode to see the stations serving that place.
Open the station that sits on the river running through your town, rather than simply the closest one, because a closer gauge can be on a different watercourse.

Each town's flood risk page also names its main river and nearest gauge.

What Does "Typical Range" Mean On A River Gauge?

A gauge's typical range is the band between its normal low and normal high levels. The Environment Agency explains: "We calculate the 'normal' range using an average of past measurements and other local factors." A reading is shown as low, normal or high when it is below, within or above that range.

Three points help when reading a gauge:

Levels are local. Most river levels are measured relative to a fixed point on or close to the riverbed (local datum), so a height at one station cannot be compared with a height at another.
A level of zero or below is possible, because the fixed point stays put while the riverbed can erode or silt up.
Forecast levels are not warnings. The Environment Agency notes: "River level forecasts on the service come directly from a computer model. Unlike the forecasts in our flood warnings, these are not refined by a flood forecaster."

What River Level Means Flooding Is Likely?

There is no single river level at which flooding starts. Each gauge has its own thresholds, often shown alongside past floods at that spot, and the Environment Agency issues a flood warning rather than publishing one national number.

A real station shows how the thresholds step up. On the Environment Agency's page for the River Ure at Ripon Ure Bank, read on 16 September 2026:

Level at the gauge	What the Environment Agency says
2.80 m	Top of normal range
3.00 m	Low-lying land flooding possible; one or more flood alerts may be issued
3.75 m	Property flooding is possible above this level
3.86 m	Highest level recorded at this station, 26 September 2012

The same numbers mean nothing at another gauge. Where a station page on this site shows thresholds, they are that station's own. A level above the typical range is a reason to check live flood warnings, not a warning in itself.

Which Rivers Have Flood Warnings In Force?

A river is listed when a warning or alert area on it is in force.

The full list, with severity, area and time raised, is on live flood warnings.

Which UK Rivers Can You Check On This Site?

Rivers with at least two active monitoring stations, or one station and a named flood warning area, have their own page with every gauge along them. The index below lists them alphabetically, with each river's number of gauges.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Flood risk and river level data supplied by the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. floodriskchecker.co.uk is an independent website. It is not run by, or affiliated with, the Environment Agency, Defra, SEPA, Natural Resources Wales or any government body. Data last checked: timestamp.

Sources (Verified 17 Sep 2026)

Claim	Source
Normal range method; low/normal/high; update frequency; local datum; zero or below; forecasts not refined	Environment Agency, How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels
Ripon thresholds and record	Environment Agency, River Ure level at Ripon Ure Bank
Readings, stations, typical range fields	Environment Agency flood-monitoring API reference