Local Sponsors
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The Lowther
The Lowther, 8 Cumberland Street York YO1 9SW
Boasting a stunning riverside location and a comfortable, laid back atmosphere The Lowther is the perfect place to enjoy traditional pub food by day and party till late in our two large music bars by night.
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York Rescue Boat
York Rescue Boat is a charity and organisation set up in York to provide a physical and proactive commitment to furthering the safety of the rivers in York. We aim to achieve this by means of a patrol and rescue boat, education and awareness, also providing a stand-by team that will respond as an auxiliary service to the 999 services in area’s of Search and Rescue and community flood assistance.
More information
Many thanks to The Lowther for facilitating this camera's location and capitally funding its installation. The River Ouse is in North Yorkshire, The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure. It then flows through the city of York and the towns of Selby and Goole before joining with the River Trent at Trent Falls, near the village of Faxfleet, to form the Humber Estuary. The length of the Ouse is about 84 km and the combined Ure/Ouse river is about 129 miles making it the sixth longest river in the UK. The river runs for approximately 13 miles through York stretching from the Parish of Nether Poppleton in the north to Naburn in the south. To improve navigation York Corporation built the first of two locks at Naburn in 1757. Downstream of Naburn Lock the river remains tidal. In 1989 responsibility for the Ouse was transferred to British Waterways.