Cleckheaton Hightown Road water level
River gauge, Blacup Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
High for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Cleckheaton Hightown Road shows 0.04 m, above normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.02 m above the median of 0.01 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.11 m (−0.08 m).
The water is rising: up 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.01 m and 0.17 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.01 m0.02 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- −0.03 m – 0.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.00 m – 0.55 m
- Same day last year
- 0.11 m−0.08 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.01 m – 0.17 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.00 m – 0.25 m
- Highest on record
- 0.78 mFebruary 9, 2020
- Lowest on record
- −0.11 mJune 22, 2010
On the river at Cleckheaton Hightown Road
High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleckheaton Thornton StreetRiver gauge, Spen Beck | 0.10 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 0.7 km |
| Liversedge Halifax RoadRiver gauge, Lands Beck | 0.02 m | High | +0.01 m | 2.1 km |
| Oakenshaw Wyke BottomsRiver gauge, Low Moor Beck | 0.05 m | Very low | +0.02 m | 3.5 km |
| Birstall SmithiesRiver gauge, Batley Beck | 0.03 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.6 km |
| Bailiff BridgeRiver gauge, Clifton Beck | 0.04 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 4.1 km |
| Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.26 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 4.6 km |
| Batley CarlinghowRiver gauge, Batley Beck | 0.24 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 5.0 km |
| Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.46 m | Normal | +0.16 m | 5.4 km |
Questions and answers
How does Blacup Beck at Cleckheaton Hightown Road compare with last year?
It is 0.08 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.
What is a normal level for Blacup Beck at Cleckheaton Hightown Road in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.03 m and 0.05 m, based on 18 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Cleckheaton Hightown Road today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Cleckheaton Hightown Road rising or falling?
Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Cleckheaton Hightown Road normal?
High for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cleckheaton Hightown Road?
The highest level on record is 0.78 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is −0.11 m on June 22, 2010.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L1389(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.72196, -1.71505(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 | 0.04 m | 2026-10-19 18:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Cleckheaton Hightown Road (ea:L1389). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/cleckheaton-hightown-road
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