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Wrenthorpe water level

River gauge, Balne Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.75 m Lowest on record 0.34 m

History

History
0.40.60.8mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.60.8mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.40.60.8mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.40.60.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.81.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.30.50.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.30.50.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Balne Beck at Wrenthorpe is running below normal at 0.40 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.43 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.38 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.39 m and 0.78 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.43 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.38 m – 0.58 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Normal range
0.38 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year
0.38 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.39 m – 0.78 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.24 m – 1.02 m
Highest on record
2.75 mJuly 27, 2013
Lowest on record
0.34 mAugust 5, 2015

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 2.8 mm Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 4.7 mm, 91% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 10 mm, 62% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 0.8 mm, 53% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 2.4 mm, 60% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 7° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 52%

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Other gauges on Balne Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wakefield Brooks BankRiver gauge, Balne Beck −0.04 m Very low ±0 1.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wakefield Grasmere RoadRiver gauge, Alverthorpe Beck −0.02 m Very low ±0 1.0 km
Wakefield Henry Street BridgeRiver gauge, Alverthorpe Beck −0.06 m Lowest on record ±0 1.1 km
Wakefield WestgateRiver gauge, Ings Beck 0.35 m Very low ±0 1.4 km
Wakefield ColinswayRiver gauge, Ings Beck 0.23 m Very low ±0 1.7 km
WakefieldRiver gauge, River Calder 0.01 m Very low −0.01 m 2.4 km
Fenton DamRiver gauge, Bushy Beck 0.14 m Low +0.01 m 3.5 km
LofthouseRiver gauge, Oulton Beck 0.47 m Normal ±0 3.9 km
Wakefield OakenshawRiver gauge, Oakenshaw Beck 0.03 m Normal ±0 3.9 km

Questions and answers

Is Balne Beck at Wrenthorpe higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.38 m.

What is a normal level for Balne Beck at Wrenthorpe in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.43 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.38 m and 0.58 m, based on 16 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wrenthorpe today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wrenthorpe rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Wrenthorpe normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Wrenthorpe?

The highest level on record is 2.75 m on July 27, 2013. The lowest is 0.34 m on August 5, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1359 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.69154, -1.51770 (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 0.40 m 2026-10-18 18:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Wrenthorpe (ea:L1359). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/wrenthorpe

How we check values

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