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Ripponden water level

River gauge, River Ryburn, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.26 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.30.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.15 m, the River Ryburn at Ripponden is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.16 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.13 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.14 m and 0.20 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
0.16 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year
0.13 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.14 m – 0.20 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.14 m – 0.47 m
Highest on record
1.26 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record
0.09 mNovember 10, 1995

On the river at Ripponden

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Ryburn

River Ryburn

The River Ryburn is a river in West Yorkshire, England. It flows through the villages of Rishworth, Ripponden and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder at Sowerby Bridge.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 5° – Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 11° 7° 1.7 mm, 96% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 11° 10° 8.6 mm, 78% Wind 8 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° 2.6 mm, 56% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 9° 3° – Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 7° 4° 30 mm, 85% Wind 32 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 5.8 mm, 82% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the River Ryburn

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sowerby Bridge Scar Head RoadRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.57 m Normal ±0 5.0 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stainland Board MillsRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.18 m Low −0.01 m 3.4 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 5.2 km
Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.36 m Normal −0.02 m 6.0 km
Mytholmroyd Dauber BridgeRiver gauge, Cragg Brook 0.09 m Very low ±0 6.8 km
BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.19 m Normal −0.03 m 7.1 km
MarsdenRiver gauge, River Colne 0.23 m Very low −0.01 m 7.4 km
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder 1.44 m Normal −0.01 m 7.5 km
Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook 0.06 m Very high ±0 8.2 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Ryburn at Ripponden compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.13 m.

What is a normal level for the River Ryburn at Ripponden in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.26 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ripponden today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ripponden rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ripponden normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ripponden?

The highest level on record is 1.26 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is 0.09 m on November 10, 1995.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F1240 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.66656, -1.94850 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-18 16:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ripponden (ea:F1240). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/ripponden

How we check values

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