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Active Way water level

River gauge, River Calder, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.63m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Highest onrecord 2.00 m Lowest on record 0.56 m

History

History
0.60.70.8mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.60.70.80.9mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.60.70.80.9mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.60.81.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.60.81.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Active Way, where the gauge shows 0.63 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.64 m, based on 18 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.61 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.57 m – 0.82 m.

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

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.64 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.58 m – 0.78 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.58 m – 1.50 m
Same day last year
0.61 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.57 m – 0.82 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.55 m – 1.07 m
Highest on record
2.00 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.56 mMay 28, 2012

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Calder

River Calder, West Yorkshire

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

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: 2.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 1.5 mm, 37% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 12° 6° 4.2 mm, 35% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 7.6 mm, 61% Wind 29 km/h
22 Thu 10° 7° 5.4 mm, 59% Wind 36 km/h
23 Fri 9° 5° 14 mm, 77% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Calder

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Oxford RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.24 m Very low −0.02 m 1.1 km
Padiham Town CentreRiver gauge, River Calder 0.33 m Normal −0.07 m 4.5 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.48 m High −0.04 m 9.0 km
Whalley WeirRiver gauge, River Calder 0.49 m Normal −0.11 m 11 km
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder 0.46 m Normal −0.05 m 13 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder 0.22 m Normal −0.06 m 14 km
Todmorden Callis BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.00 m Low −0.05 m 15 km
Hebden BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.11 m Normal −0.06 m 16 km
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder 1.45 m Normal −0.04 m 19 km
BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.22 m Normal −0.08 m 20 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 24 km
Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.37 m Normal −0.05 m 27 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Thompson ParkRiver gauge, River Brun 0.31 m Very low −0.03 m 1.1 km
Barden LaneRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.31 m Normal −0.08 m 2.3 km
Dryden StreetRiver gauge, Shaw Brook Tributary 0.22 m Normal −0.03 m 3.9 km
LomeshayeRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.27 m Normal −0.09 m 5.1 km
ReedyfordRiver gauge, Pendle Water 0.43 m Low −0.12 m 6.3 km
Sabden BridgeRiver gauge, Sabden Brook 0.24 m Low −0.04 m 7.3 km
MilnshawRiver gauge, River Hyndburn 0.26 m Normal ±0 8.8 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Calder at Active Way higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.61 m.

What is a normal level for the River Calder at Active Way in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.58 m and 0.78 m, based on 18 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 0.63 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Active Way today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.63 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Active Way rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Active Way normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Active Way?

The highest level on record is 2.00 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.56 m on May 28, 2012.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:712100 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.79116, -2.24783 (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 0.63 m 2026-10-17 18:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Active Way (ea:712100). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/lancashire/active-way

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.