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Horsforth Cornmill View water level

River gauge, Oil Mill Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.66m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Highest onrecord 1.98 m Lowest on record 0.57 m

History

0.60.81.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.60.81.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.60.81.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Oil Mill Beck at Horsforth Cornmill View is at 0.66 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.57 m to 0.86 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.55 m and 1.01 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
0.57 m – 0.86 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.55 m – 1.01 m
Highest on record
1.98 mMay 6, 2024
Lowest on record
0.57 mMarch 9, 2021

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 6° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 11° 6° 0.2 mm, 25% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 2.7 mm, 73% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 3.6 mm, 47% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 4.5 mm, 48% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 4.2 mm, 46% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 10° 6° 48 mm, 78% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kirkstall AbbeyRiver gauge, River Aire 1.50 m Normal −0.02 m 2.0 km
MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck 0.23 m Normal −0.01 m 3.2 km
PudseyRiver gauge, Farnley Beck 0.04 m Lowest on record −0.02 m 4.3 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.51 m Normal −0.06 m 4.7 km
Apperley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.08 m Lowest on record −0.06 m 5.9 km
WortleyRiver gauge, Wortley Beck 0.07 m Low −0.03 m 6.6 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire 0.57 m Normal −0.01 m 7.1 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 23.68 m Very low ±0 7.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Oil Mill Beck at Horsforth Cornmill View?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.57 m to 0.86 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 0.66 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Horsforth Cornmill View today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.66 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Horsforth Cornmill View rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Horsforth Cornmill View 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 Horsforth Cornmill View?

The highest level on record is 1.98 m on May 6, 2024. The lowest is 0.57 m on March 9, 2021.

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:L1783 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.83607, -1.61698 (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 0.66 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Horsforth Cornmill View (ea:L1783). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/horsforth-cornmill-view

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