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Cleckheaton Hightown Road water level

River gauge, Blacup Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very high for mid-October

Water level

0.11m Up 0.11 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 Highest onrecord 0.78 m Lowest on record -0.11 m

History

History
-0.00.1mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.1mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.1mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.10.2mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.10.2mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The gauge at Cleckheaton Hightown Road shows 0.11 m, well above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m above the median of 0.01 m for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.11 m as well. The record high is 0.78 m, set on February 9, 2020.

The water is rising: up 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. If the rise continues, low-lying paths and riverside parking can go under water. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.01 m and 0.17 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
0.01 m0.10 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
−0.03 m – 0.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)
Normal range
0.00 m – 0.55 m
Same day last year
0.11 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.01 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.00 m – 0.25 m
Highest on record
0.78 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record
−0.11 mJune 22, 2010

High water at Cleckheaton Hightown Road

Official flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency. They cover areas, not single gauges, so a warning can be in force before this reading looks dramatic.

Keep children and dogs well back from the edge, and stay off flooded footpaths and towpaths.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 6.4 mm, 78% Wind 22 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 8° 6° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 56%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Cleckheaton Thornton StreetRiver gauge, Spen Beck 0.23 m Very high +0.17 m 0.7 km
Liversedge Halifax RoadRiver gauge, Lands Beck 0.02 m High +0.01 m 2.1 km
Oakenshaw Wyke BottomsRiver gauge, Low Moor Beck 0.23 m Normal +0.20 m 3.5 km
Birstall SmithiesRiver gauge, Batley Beck 0.04 m Normal +0.02 m 3.6 km
Bailiff BridgeRiver gauge, Clifton Beck 0.08 m Normal +0.09 m 4.1 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.25 m Normal +0.03 m 4.6 km
Batley CarlinghowRiver gauge, Batley Beck 0.66 m Very high +0.46 m 5.0 km
Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne 0.47 m Normal +0.18 m 5.4 km

Questions and answers

How does Blacup Beck at Cleckheaton Hightown Road compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.11 m.

What is a normal level for Blacup Beck at Cleckheaton Hightown Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.01 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.03 m and 0.05 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 0.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Cleckheaton Hightown Road today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:15 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Up 0.11 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Cleckheaton Hightown Road rising or falling?

Up 0.11 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.12 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Cleckheaton Hightown Road normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cleckheaton Hightown Road?

The highest level on record is 0.78 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is −0.11 m on June 22, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1389 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.72196, -1.71505 (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 0.11 m 2026-10-19 06:15 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Cleckheaton Hightown Road (ea:L1389). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/cleckheaton-hightown-road

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