Huddersfield Willow Lane water level

Name: Huddersfield Willow Lane water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Grimescar Dike, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.02m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST (38 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Huddersfield Willow Lane, where the gauge shows 0.02 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.00 m to 0.90 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.00 m – 0.11 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: 0.00 m – 0.90 m
Highest on record: 0.54 mDecember 27, 2020
Lowest on record: −0.03 mJuly 13, 2011

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 9° 7.9 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 5.7 mm, 98% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 12 mm, 72% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° 0.7 mm, 69% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 10° 6° 25 mm, 90% Wind 39 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° 2.4 mm, 69% Wind 25 km/h

25 Sun 15° 8° 11 mm, 66% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 65%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Huddersfield York AvenueRiver gauge, Allison Dyke	0.11 m	High	+0.02 m	1.1 km
Huddersfield Longroyd BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne	0.31 m	Normal	+0.05 m	1.8 km
Queen's MillRiver gauge, River Holme	0.31 m	Low	+0.04 m	2.0 km
ICI ColneRiver gauge, River Colne	0.16 m	Low	+0.04 m	2.5 km
Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook	0.06 m	Very high	±0	3.3 km
Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne	0.41 m	Normal	+0.12 m	3.7 km
Fenay BridgeRiver gauge, Fenay Beck	0.11 m	Normal	+0.03 m	4.5 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder	0.25 m	Normal	+0.03 m	4.5 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Grimescar Dike at Huddersfield Willow Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.00 m to 0.90 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 0.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Huddersfield Willow Lane today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST, the water level was 0.02 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Huddersfield Willow Lane rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Huddersfield Willow Lane 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 Huddersfield Willow Lane?

The highest level on record is 0.54 m on December 27, 2020. The lowest is −0.03 m on July 13, 2011.

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:L11311 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.65667, -1.78529 (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	0.02 m	2026-10-20 03:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Huddersfield Willow Lane (ea:L11311). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/huddersfield-willow-lane

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