Keighley water level
River gauge, River Worth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
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
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.
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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.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (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
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