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Keighley Dalton Lane water level

River gauge, River Worth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.93 m Lowest on record -0.08 m

History

History
-0.00.1mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.1mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Worth at Keighley Dalton Lane is at 0.03 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.01 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. A year ago it stood at 0.03 m as well.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.03 m and 0.04 m.

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

Compared with 21 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
0.00 m – 0.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
−0.04 m – 0.79 m
Same day last year
0.03 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.01 m – 0.36 m
Highest on record
2.93 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.08 mDecember 26, 2015

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.

About the River Worth

River Worth

The River Worth is a river in West Yorkshire, England. It flows from minor tributaries on the moors above Watersheddles Reservoir down the Worth Valley to Haworth, where it is joined by Bridgehouse Beck which flows from Oxenhope. The River Worth is itself a tributary of the River Aire, which it joins at the end of the Worth Valley in Keighley.

Read more on Wikipedia

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 10° 7.0 mm, 100% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 9.9 mm, 93% Wind 28 km/h
22 Thu 9° 4° 1.2 mm, 52% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 18 mm, 88% Wind 26 km/h
24 Sat 10° 7° 1.3 mm, 90% Wind 25 km/h
25 Sun 14° 9° 1.7 mm, 89% Wind 34 km/h
26 Mon 14° 8° 10 mm, 66% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 66%

Map

Other gauges on the River Worth

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KeighleyRiver gauge, River Worth 0.26 m Low +0.01 m 0.9 km
Oakworth Mytholmes LaneRiver gauge, River Worth 0.06 m Low −0.01 m 4.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.00 m Low +0.01 m 0.8 km
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.26 m Normal ±0 3.9 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.46 m Normal ±0 5.6 km
Cross HillsRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck 0.24 m Normal +0.04 m 6.2 km
SilsdenRiver gauge, Silsden Beck −0.05 m Normal ±0 6.5 km
Sutton in CravenRiver gauge, Sutton Beck 0.02 m Low +0.01 m 7.1 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire 0.33 m Low ±0 7.3 km
SaltaireRiver gauge, River Aire 0.37 m Low ±0 7.6 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Worth at Keighley Dalton Lane higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.03 m.

What is a normal level for the River Worth at Keighley Dalton Lane in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.00 m and 0.15 m, based on 21 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 0.03 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Keighley Dalton Lane today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 08:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Keighley Dalton Lane rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Keighley Dalton Lane normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Keighley Dalton Lane?

The highest level on record is 2.93 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is −0.08 m on December 26, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F1402 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.86956, -1.89410 (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 0.03 m 2026-10-20 07:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Keighley Dalton Lane (ea:F1402). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/keighley-dalton-lane

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