Apperley Bridge water level
River gauge, River Aire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.06 m, the River Aire at Apperley Bridge is at a record low.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.09 m (July 22, 2013). The median for mid-October is 0.20 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.15 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.03 m, a difference of +0.03 m.
The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.02 m and 0.41 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.20 m0.15 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.08 m – 0.59 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.16 m – 2.40 m
- Same day last year
- 0.03 m+0.03 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.02 m – 0.41 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.02 m – 1.16 m
- Highest on record
- 3.80 mDecember 26, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.09 mJuly 22, 2013
- Lowest on record
- 0.04 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Apperley Bridge
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Aire
The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 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 Aire
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaltaireRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.37 m | Low | −0.02 m | 5.4 km |
| Kirkstall AbbeyRiver gauge, River Aire | 1.48 m | Low | −0.02 m | 6.9 km |
| Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.46 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 8.0 km |
| BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.26 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 9.1 km |
| ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.46 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 9.5 km |
| Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.55 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 12 km |
| Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire | 23.67 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 12 km |
| StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.01 m | Low | −0.05 m | 13 km |
| Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire | 22.43 m | Low | −0.03 m | 14 km |
| KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.36 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 20 km |
| Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.31 m | Low | −0.04 m | 21 km |
| CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire | −0.16 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 22 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShipleyRiver gauge, Bradford Beck | 0.16 m | Very low | ±0 | 4.3 km |
| Horsforth Cornmill ViewRiver gauge, Oil Mill Beck | 0.65 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 5.9 km |
| PudseyRiver gauge, Farnley Beck | 0.04 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 6.7 km |
| Bradford GreensideRiver gauge, Bradford Beck | 0.87 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 7.3 km |
| OtleyRiver gauge, River Wharfe | 0.39 m | Low | −0.02 m | 7.9 km |
| MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck | 0.23 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.0 km |
| Pool BridgeRiver gauge, River Wharfe | 0.16 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 9.0 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Aire at Apperley Bridge higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.03 m.
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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Apperley Bridge today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Apperley Bridge rising or falling?
Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.16 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Apperley Bridge normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Apperley Bridge?
The highest level on record is 3.80 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 22, 2013.
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:L1602(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.83764, -1.70635(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 | 0.06 m | 2026-10-18 17:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Apperley Bridge (ea:L1602). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/apperley-bridge
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