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Brearley water level

River gauge, River Calder, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.20m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.18 m Lowest on record 0.06 m

History

0.10.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Brearley, where the gauge shows 0.20 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 1.50 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.10 m – 0.69 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.12 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.69 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.11 m – 0.49 m
Highest on record
3.18 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.06 mJuly 12, 2010

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

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: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 6° 0.8 mm Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 1.4 mm, 96% Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 14 mm, 78% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.2 mm, 56% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 1.5 mm, 68% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 7° 5° – Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 1.8 mm, 82% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Calder

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder 1.44 m Normal −0.02 m 1.5 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 4.0 km
Hebden BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.08 m Normal −0.03 m 4.5 km
Todmorden Callis BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder −0.02 m Very low −0.02 m 5.5 km
Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.36 m Normal −0.01 m 6.8 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder 0.20 m Normal −0.04 m 7.9 km
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder 0.45 m Normal −0.02 m 9.0 km
EllandRiver gauge, River Calder 0.45 m Low −0.01 m 10 km
BrighouseRiver gauge, River Calder −1.16 m Lowest on record −0.08 m 11 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.47 m High −0.01 m 13 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.22 m Low −0.01 m 16 km
Ledgard BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.12 m Normal −0.02 m 19 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Mytholmroyd Dauber BridgeRiver gauge, Cragg Brook 0.09 m Very low ±0 2.0 km
NutcloughRiver gauge, Hebden Water −0.03 m Very low −0.01 m 3.7 km
Sowerby Bridge Scar Head RoadRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.57 m Normal ±0 4.1 km
HalifaxRiver gauge, Hebble Brook 0.05 m Very low ±0 4.5 km
RippondenRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.15 m Low ±0 7.1 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Calder at Brearley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.12 m to 1.50 m for this gauge.

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 0.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Brearley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Brearley rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brearley normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brearley?

The highest level on record is 3.18 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.06 m on July 12, 2010.

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:L12041 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.72957, -1.96130 (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 0.20 m 2026-10-18 15:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Brearley (ea:L12041). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/brearley

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