Lofthouse water level

Name: Lofthouse water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, Oulton Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.47m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST (39 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Lofthouse, where the gauge shows 0.47 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 1.15 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.47 m – 0.48 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.25 m – 1.15 m
Highest on record: 1.44 mJune 14, 2007
Lowest on record: 0.11 mSeptember 7, 2019

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 11° 6° 0.1 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 2.4 mm, 59% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 6.1 mm, 43% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 8.5 mm, 39% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 11° 8° 0.8 mm, 28% Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 5.3 mm, 66% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 30 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on Oulton Beck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Farrer LaneRiver gauge, Oulton Beck	0.09 m	Very low	−0.03 m	5.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WrenthorpeRiver gauge, Balne Beck	0.40 m	Low	−0.02 m	3.9 km
BirkwoodRiver gauge, River Calder	0.72 m	Normal	−0.12 m	4.0 km
Fenton DamRiver gauge, Bushy Beck	0.13 m	Low	−0.05 m	4.0 km
Wakefield Grasmere RoadRiver gauge, Alverthorpe Beck	−0.02 m	Very low	−0.01 m	4.6 km
Wakefield Henry Street BridgeRiver gauge, Alverthorpe Beck	−0.06 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	5.0 km
Wakefield Brooks BankRiver gauge, Balne Beck	−0.04 m	Very low	±0	5.1 km
Wakefield WestgateRiver gauge, Ings Beck	0.35 m	Very low	−0.03 m	5.2 km
Wakefield ColinswayRiver gauge, Ings Beck	0.23 m	Very low	−0.02 m	5.5 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Oulton Beck at Lofthouse?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 1.15 m for this gauge.

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 0.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lofthouse today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.47 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lofthouse rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lofthouse normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Lofthouse?

The highest level on record is 1.44 m on June 14, 2007. The lowest is 0.11 m on September 7, 2019.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L1719 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.72655, -1.51839 (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	0.47 m	2026-10-17 18:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Lofthouse (ea:L1719). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/lofthouse

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