Calder Hall water level
River gauge, River Calder, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
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
The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.
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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 0.31 m | 2026-10-18 05:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Calder Hall (ea:743509). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/calder-hall
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer