Marsden water level
River gauge, River Colne, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Colne at Marsden is running below normal at 0.24 m.
The median for mid-October is 0.28 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.23 m as well.
It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.24 m and 0.26 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
- 0.28 m0.04 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.24 m – 0.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.24 m – 1.15 m
- Same day last year
- 0.23 m0.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.24 m – 0.26 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.18 m – 0.92 m
- Highest on record
- 2.23 mJuly 30, 2002
- Lowest on record
- 0.18 mOctober 1, 2013
Fishing and paddling
At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Colne
The Colne is a river and a tributary of the River Thames in England. Just over half its course is in south Hertfordshire. Downstream, it forms the boundary between Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. The confluence with the River Thames is on the Staines reach at Staines-upon-Thames.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
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
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Other gauges on the River Colne
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Longroyd BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.27 m | Low | −0.01 m | 9.8 km |
| ICI ColneRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.13 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 14 km |
| Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.31 m | Low | −0.03 m | 15 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DelphRiver gauge, River Tame | 0.13 m | Low | −0.01 m | 7.3 km |
| RippondenRiver gauge, River Ryburn | 0.15 m | Low | ±0 | 7.4 km |
| Stainland Board MillsRiver gauge, Black Brook | 0.18 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 7.8 km |
| Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook | 0.06 m | Very high | ±0 | 7.9 km |
| UppermillRiver gauge, River Tame | 0.07 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 8.5 km |
| HolmbridgeRiver gauge, River Holme | 0.46 m | High | ±0 | 8.7 km |
| Queen's MillRiver gauge, River Holme | 0.28 m | Low | −0.01 m | 10 km |
| Beal BridgeRiver gauge, River Beal | 0.22 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 11 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Colne at Marsden higher than last year?
It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.23 m.
What is a normal level for the River Colne at Marsden in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.24 m and 0.42 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 Marsden today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 20:45 BST, the water level was 0.24 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Marsden rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Marsden normal?
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 Marsden?
The highest level on record is 2.23 m on July 30, 2002. The lowest is 0.18 m on October 1, 2013.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L1108(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.60162, -1.92730(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 | 2026-10-17 19:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Marsden (ea:L1108). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/marsden
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