Methley water level

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

River gauge, River Calder, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.18m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST (43 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Calder at Methley is at 1.18 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 1.10 m to 3.10 m.

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.07 m and 1.43 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: 1.10 m – 3.10 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.07 m – 1.43 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.09 m – 1.35 m
Highest on record: 3.69 mFebruary 21, 2022
Lowest on record: 0.35 mAugust 3, 2011

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 Calder

The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 1.1 mm, 35% Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 14° 9° 6.3 mm, 84% Wind 21 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 9.7 mm, 67% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 1.4 mm, 60% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 12° 6° 2.7 mm, 32% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 9° 7° – Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Calder

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BirkwoodRiver gauge, River Calder	0.69 m	Normal	−0.06 m	5.6 km
WakefieldRiver gauge, River Calder	0.01 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	9.0 km
HorburyRiver gauge, River Calder	0.38 m	Normal	−0.04 m	14 km
DewsburyRiver gauge, River Calder	0.51 m	Normal	−0.06 m	17 km
Ledgard BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder	0.10 m	Normal	−0.03 m	22 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder	0.22 m	Low	−0.02 m	23 km
BrighouseRiver gauge, River Calder	−1.08 m	Lowest on record	+0.09 m	27 km
EllandRiver gauge, River Calder	0.45 m	Low	−0.02 m	29 km
Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder	0.36 m	Normal	−0.03 m	32 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder	0.06 m	Normal	±0	35 km
BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder	0.21 m	Normal	−0.04 m	38 km
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder	1.45 m	Normal	−0.02 m	40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CastlefordRiver gauge, River Aire	1.15 m	Low	−0.05 m	1.7 km
Mickletown IngsRiver gauge, Aire Washlands	0.24 m	Very low	−0.02 m	1.9 km
Allerton IngsRiver gauge, Aire Washlands	0.02 m	Normal	±0	1.9 km
Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire	0.31 m	Low	−0.04 m	3.6 km
Oulton St AidansRiver gauge, Aire Washlands	−0.04 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	3.8 km
Farrer LaneRiver gauge, Oulton Beck	0.08 m	Very low	−0.01 m	5.0 km
Fairburn SluicesRiver gauge, Aire Washlands	0.33 m	Low	−0.02 m	6.2 km
Pontefract Wash DikeRiver gauge, Wash Dike	0.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.6 km

Questions and answers

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

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.10 m to 3.10 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 1.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Methley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST, the water level was 1.18 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Methley rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Methley 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 Methley?

The highest level on record is 3.69 m on February 21, 2022. The lowest is 0.35 m on August 3, 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:F1301 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.72610, -1.38281 (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	1.18 m	2026-10-18 05:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Methley (ea:F1301). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/methley

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer