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Keighley water level

River gauge, River Worth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.24m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.17 m Lowest on record 0.14 m

History

History
0.20.30.40.5mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.30.40.5mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.30.40.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.30.40.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.60.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.60.8mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.24 m, the River Worth at Keighley is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.08 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.24 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.14 m (August 27, 1983).

The level is falling, down 0.02 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 0.21 m and 0.39 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
0.31 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.24 m – 0.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.22 m – 1.27 m
Same day last year
0.24 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.21 m – 0.39 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.19 m – 0.85 m
Highest on record
2.17 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.14 mAugust 27, 1983

On the river at Keighley

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 Worth

River Worth

The River Worth is a river in West Yorkshire, England. It flows from minor tributaries on the moors above Watersheddles Reservoir down the Worth Valley to Haworth, where it is joined by Bridgehouse Beck which flows from Oxenhope. The River Worth is itself a tributary of the River Aire, which it joins at the end of the Worth Valley in Keighley.

Read more on Wikipedia

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 4° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 1.5 mm, 87% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 11° 8° 12 mm, 71% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 0.5 mm, 65% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 10° 1° 0.9 mm, 51% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 7° 1° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 9° 2° 1.4 mm, 82% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the River Worth

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Keighley Dalton LaneRiver gauge, River Worth 0.03 m Normal ±0 0.9 km
Oakworth Mytholmes LaneRiver gauge, River Worth 0.05 m Very low ±0 3.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.02 m Low −0.06 m 1.6 km
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.26 m Normal −0.02 m 4.3 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.47 m Normal −0.05 m 5.8 km
Cross HillsRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck 0.22 m Normal −0.04 m 6.1 km
Sutton in CravenRiver gauge, Sutton Beck 0.01 m Low −0.01 m 6.7 km
OxenhopeRiver gauge, Bridgehouse Beck 0.02 m Very low ±0 6.8 km
SilsdenRiver gauge, Silsden Beck −0.05 m Very low ±0 6.9 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire 0.37 m Normal −0.06 m 7.1 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Worth at Keighley higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.24 m.

What is a normal level for the River Worth at Keighley in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.24 m and 0.52 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 0.24 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Keighley today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:00 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Keighley rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Keighley normal?

Very 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 Keighley?

The highest level on record is 2.17 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.14 m on August 27, 1983.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:F1403 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.86427, -1.90416 (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 0.24 m 2026-10-18 06:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Keighley (ea:F1403). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/keighley

How we check values

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