New Mill Holmfirth Road water level

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

River gauge, New Mill Dike, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.28m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at New Mill Holmfirth Road reads 0.28 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 0.95 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.27 m and 0.31 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: 0.16 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.27 m – 0.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.28 m – 0.29 m
Highest on record: 1.70 mFebruary 20, 2022
Lowest on record: 0.31 mSeptember 20, 2021
Lowest on record: 0.03 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at New Mill Holmfirth Road

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 12° 8° 7.9 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 11° 10° 12 mm, 92% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° – Wind 26 km/h

22 Thu 10° 5° 2.1 mm, 60% Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 12° 7° 12 mm, 90% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 1.4 mm, 76% Wind 37 km/h

25 Sun 16° 8° 0.5 mm, 67% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 63%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HolmbridgeRiver gauge, River Holme	0.46 m	High	±0	4.7 km
Kirkburton Riley LaneRiver gauge, Dean Bottom Beck	−0.01 m	Very low	±0	5.0 km
Denby Dale Norman RoadRiver gauge, River Dearne	0.22 m	Low	+0.03 m	6.5 km
Fenay BridgeRiver gauge, Fenay Beck	0.11 m	Normal	+0.04 m	7.0 km
Queen's MillRiver gauge, River Holme	0.33 m	Normal	+0.05 m	7.3 km
Skelmanthorpe Park GateRiver gauge, Baildon Dyke	0.01 m	Normal	±0	7.5 km
Huddersfield Longroyd BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne	0.32 m	Normal	+0.05 m	7.7 km
Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook	0.06 m	Very high	±0	9.0 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the New Mill Dike at New Mill Holmfirth Road?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.16 m to 0.95 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 0.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of New Mill Holmfirth Road today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST, the water level was 0.28 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is New Mill Holmfirth Road rising or falling?

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

Is the level of New Mill Holmfirth Road 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 New Mill Holmfirth Road?

The highest level on record is 1.70 m on February 20, 2022. The lowest is 0.31 m on September 20, 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:L1034 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.57573, -1.75575 (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	0.28 m	2026-10-19 22:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: New Mill Holmfirth Road (ea:L1034). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/new-mill-holmfirth-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