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Calder Hall water level

River gauge, River Calder, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.31m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.22 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.30.50.81.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Calder at Calder Hall is at 0.31 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.25 m and 1.19 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.31 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.16 m – 0.52 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.25 m – 1.19 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.18 m – 0.79 m
Highest on record
2.22 mAugust 3, 1998
Lowest on record
0.02 mOctober 11, 1973

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Calder

River Calder, West Yorkshire

The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 10 km/h
19 Mon 15° 3° – Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 8° 6.9 mm, 75% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 9° 5° 5.4 mm, 75% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 13 mm, 81% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 10° 8° 6.3 mm, 88% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:11 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Calder

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Whalley WeirRiver gauge, River Calder 0.44 m Normal −0.08 m 97 km
Padiham Town CentreRiver gauge, River Calder 0.31 m Low −0.05 m 103 km
Active WayRiver gauge, River Calder 0.63 m Normal −0.02 m 107 km
Oxford RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.23 m Very low −0.02 m 109 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.47 m High −0.03 m 116 km
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder 0.45 m Normal −0.04 m 120 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder 0.21 m Normal −0.03 m 121 km
Todmorden Callis BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.00 m Low −0.03 m 122 km
Hebden BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.10 m Normal −0.03 m 122 km
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder 1.45 m Normal −0.02 m 125 km
BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.20 m Normal −0.04 m 126 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 130 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BraystonesRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.59 m Normal −0.07 m 3.0 km
EgremontRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.65 m Normal −0.07 m 6.6 km
Church ViewRiver gauge, Skirting Beck 0.33 m Normal ±0 6.7 km
St LeonardsRiver gauge, River Keekle 0.52 m Normal −0.03 m 9.3 km
GalesykeRiver gauge, River Irt 0.58 m Normal −0.07 m 10 km
Cropple HowRiver gauge, River Esk 0.53 m Normal −0.04 m 12 km
Bleach Green WeirRiver gauge, River Ehen 0.52 m Normal −0.08 m 12 km
UlphaRiver gauge, River Duddon 0.51 m Normal −0.05 m 20 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the River Calder at Calder Hall in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.50 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.31 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Calder Hall today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.31 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Calder Hall rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Calder Hall normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Calder Hall?

The highest level on record is 2.22 m on August 3, 1998. The lowest is 0.02 m on October 11, 1973.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:743509 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.42663, -3.48908 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.31 m 2026-10-18 05:45 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Calder Hall (ea:743509). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/calder-hall

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