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Copley Bridge water level

River gauge, River Calder, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.36m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 5.34 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 180.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
0.51.01.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.51.01.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Calder at Copley Bridge is at 0.36 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.43 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.08 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.34 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.29 m and 0.67 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
0.43 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.23 m – 0.73 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
1.68 m – 3.80 m
Same day last year
0.34 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.29 m – 0.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.25 m – 1.36 m
Highest on record
5.34 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.01 mJuly 28, 2006

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.

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

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 2.9 mm, 78% Wind 21 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 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Calder

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 2.8 km
EllandRiver gauge, River Calder 0.45 m Low −0.02 m 4.0 km
BrighouseRiver gauge, River Calder −1.14 m Lowest on record −0.05 m 5.2 km
BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.21 m Normal −0.03 m 6.8 km
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder 1.45 m Normal −0.02 m 8.1 km
Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.21 m Low −0.01 m 9.6 km
Hebden BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.10 m Normal −0.03 m 11 km
Todmorden Callis BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder −0.01 m Very low −0.03 m 12 km
Ledgard BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.10 m Normal −0.03 m 12 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder 0.20 m Normal −0.03 m 14 km
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder 0.45 m Normal −0.02 m 15 km
DewsburyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.50 m Normal −0.04 m 16 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Sowerby Bridge Scar Head RoadRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.57 m Normal ±0 2.8 km
Stainland Board MillsRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.18 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
HalifaxRiver gauge, Hebble Brook 0.05 m Very low ±0 4.4 km
RippondenRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.15 m Low ±0 6.0 km
Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook 0.06 m Very high ±0 6.7 km
Bailiff BridgeRiver gauge, Clifton Beck −0.02 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 6.9 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Calder at Copley Bridge higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.34 m.

What is a normal level for the River Calder at Copley Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.43 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.23 m and 0.73 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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Copley Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Copley Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Copley Bridge 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 Copley Bridge?

The highest level on record is 5.34 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is −0.01 m on July 28, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1203 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.69796, -1.87349 (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 0.36 m 2026-10-18 11:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Copley Bridge (ea:L1203). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/copley-bridge

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