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Apperley Bridge water level

River gauge, River Aire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.12m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.80 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.12 m, the River Aire at Apperley Bridge is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.20 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.02 m, a difference of +0.09 m.

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.02 m and 0.41 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
0.20 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.09 m – 0.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.16 m – 2.40 m
Same day last year
0.02 m+0.09 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.02 m – 0.41 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.02 m – 1.16 m
Highest on record
3.80 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.09 mJuly 22, 2013

On the river at Apperley Bridge

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 Aire

River Aire

The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation.

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

17 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 11° 6° 0.3 mm Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 3.4 mm, 75% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 3.6 mm, 50% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 4.5 mm, 45% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 13° 4° 4.2 mm, 41% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 48 mm, 79% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SaltaireRiver gauge, River Aire 0.40 m Normal −0.02 m 5.4 km
Kirkstall AbbeyRiver gauge, River Aire 1.50 m Normal −0.02 m 6.9 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.51 m Normal −0.02 m 8.0 km
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.28 m Normal −0.01 m 9.1 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.52 m Normal −0.06 m 9.5 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire 0.57 m Normal ±0 12 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 23.68 m Very low ±0 12 km
StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.06 m Normal −0.03 m 13 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 22.44 m Normal −0.02 m 14 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire 0.41 m Normal −0.04 m 20 km
Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire 0.35 m Normal −0.03 m 21 km
CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire −0.16 m Lowest on record ±0 22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
ShipleyRiver gauge, Bradford Beck 0.16 m Very low −0.03 m 4.3 km
Horsforth Cornmill ViewRiver gauge, Oil Mill Beck 0.67 m Normal −0.05 m 5.9 km
PudseyRiver gauge, Farnley Beck 0.04 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.7 km
Bradford GreensideRiver gauge, Bradford Beck 0.87 m Lowest on record −0.03 m 7.3 km
OtleyRiver gauge, River Wharfe 0.41 m Normal −0.02 m 7.9 km
MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck 0.23 m Normal −0.02 m 9.0 km
Pool BridgeRiver gauge, River Wharfe 0.23 m Normal −0.05 m 9.0 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Aire at Apperley Bridge higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.09 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.02 m.

What is a normal level for the River Aire at Apperley Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.20 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.09 m and 0.56 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Apperley Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Apperley Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Apperley Bridge 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 Apperley Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.80 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.09 m on July 22, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1602 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.83764, -1.70635 (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 0.12 m 2026-10-17 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Apperley Bridge (ea:L1602). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/apperley-bridge

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