Environment Agency monitoring station
Skelton
River Ouse · Nether Poppleton · Swale, Ure, Nidd and Upper Ouse catchment
EA station reference
F2405
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Ouse
- Catchment
- Swale, Ure, Nidd and Upper Ouse
- Nearest named place
- Nether Poppleton
- EA opening date
- 18 September 1969
- Coordinates
- 53.99151, -1.13515
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Riverside footpaths and low-lying land in York and to the south as far as Naburn Lock, including Kings Staith, Queens Staith, and South EsplanadeDesignated alert area · EA ref 122WAF946
- Hamilton Drive and the Hob Moor area in HolgateDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF738
- River Foss and its tributariesDesignated alert area · EA ref 122WAF945
- Properties along Queen's Staith, on South Esplanade, Friars Terrace and Tower Place. St George's Field carpark and Rowntree ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF712
- Properties in Postern Close and the Clementhorpe area, and on Lower Ebor Street and Vine Street. Properties around Rowntree Park, including Cameron Grove, Butcher Terrace, Terry Avenue and Reginald GroveDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF740
- Properties in the Leeman Road area, including Lincoln Street, Balfour Street, Salisbury Road, Aldborough Way and Landing LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF736
- Flood Defence failure or breach for North Street and Rougier StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF752
- Properties on King's Staith in York and riverside areas through York from Lendall Bridge to Millennium BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF710
- Properties off Fishergate and Fulford Road from Blue Bridge Lane to the A64 including properties in the Fordlands Road area that can be cut-off by road floodingDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF722
- Properties on Coney Street, Clifford Street, and around Lendall Bridge, and land and properties near the railway stationDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF755
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.