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Bailiff Bridge water level

River gauge, Clifton Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.32 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

-0.00.2mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.2mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At −0.01 m, Clifton Beck at Bailiff Bridge is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of −0.01 m (May 13, 2022). The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.33 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 −0.02 m and 0.15 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.02 m – 0.33 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.02 m – 0.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.02 m – 0.05 m
Highest on record
2.32 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record
−0.01 mMay 13, 2022
Lowest on record
0.00 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Bailiff 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.

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.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 4.9 mm, 78% Wind 23 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 12 mm, 71% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 0.2 mm, 64% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 1.8 mm, 35% Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 0.5 mm, 68% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 46%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BrighouseRiver gauge, River Calder −1.18 m Lowest on record −0.08 m 2.6 km
Oakenshaw Wyke BottomsRiver gauge, Low Moor Beck 0.03 m Lowest on record ±0 3.4 km
EllandRiver gauge, River Calder 0.45 m Low −0.02 m 4.0 km
Cleckheaton Hightown RoadRiver gauge, Blacup Beck 0.00 m Normal −0.01 m 4.1 km
Cleckheaton Thornton StreetRiver gauge, Spen Beck 0.06 m Normal −0.01 m 4.7 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.22 m Low −0.02 m 5.5 km
Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne 0.30 m Low −0.03 m 5.9 km
Liversedge Halifax RoadRiver gauge, Lands Beck 0.01 m Normal ±0 5.9 km

Questions and answers

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 −0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bailiff Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 04:00 BST, the water level was −0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bailiff Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bailiff Bridge normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bailiff Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.32 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is −0.01 m on May 13, 2022.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L12013 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.72267, -1.77664 (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 −0.01 m 2026-10-18 03:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bailiff Bridge (ea:L12013). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/bailiff-bridge

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