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Batley Carlinghow water level

River gauge, Batley Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.21m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.63 m Lowest on record -0.02 m

History

History
0.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.3mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 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

Batley Beck at Batley Carlinghow is at 0.21 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.28 m, a difference of −0.07 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.20 m and 0.24 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
0.19 m0.02 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.13 m – 1.10 m
Same day last year
0.28 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.20 m – 0.24 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.01 m – 1.37 m
Highest on record
2.63 mJune 18, 2023
Lowest on record
−0.02 mAugust 25, 1998

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 7.3 mm, 78% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 11° 9° 9.9 mm, 71% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 0.4 mm, 64% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 2.4 mm, 35% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 9° 6° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on Batley Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Birstall SmithiesRiver gauge, Batley Beck 0.03 m Normal ±0 1.8 km
Batley Savile StreetRiver gauge, Batley Beck 0.31 m Normal +0.01 m 2.1 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
DewsburyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.52 m Normal −0.02 m 3.3 km
Liversedge Halifax RoadRiver gauge, Lands Beck 0.02 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
NorthorpeRiver gauge, Spen Beck 0.04 m Very low ±0 4.0 km
Cleckheaton Thornton StreetRiver gauge, Spen Beck 0.06 m Low ±0 4.4 km
Fenton DamRiver gauge, Bushy Beck 0.14 m Low ±0 5.0 km
Cleckheaton Hightown RoadRiver gauge, Blacup Beck 0.00 m Normal ±0 5.0 km
Ledgard BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.12 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.22 m Low ±0 7.3 km

Questions and answers

Is Batley Beck at Batley Carlinghow higher than last year?

No, it is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.28 m.

What is a normal level for Batley Beck at Batley Carlinghow in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.19 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.33 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 0.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Batley Carlinghow today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 23:45 BST, the water level was 0.21 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Batley Carlinghow rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Batley Carlinghow normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Batley Carlinghow?

The highest level on record is 2.63 m on June 18, 2023. The lowest is −0.02 m on August 25, 1998.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1376 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.71811, -1.63895 (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 0.21 m 2026-10-18 22:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Batley Carlinghow (ea:L1376). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/batley-carlinghow

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