Northorpe water level
River gauge, Spen Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.04 m, Spen Beck at Northorpe is far below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.06 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.04 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.03 m (September 7, 2001).
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.21 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
- 0.06 m0.02 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.04 m – 0.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.04 m – 0.50 m
- Same day last year
- 0.04 m0.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.03 m – 0.21 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.03 m – 0.37 m
- Highest on record
- 1.68 mJune 25, 2007
- Lowest on record
- 0.03 mSeptember 7, 2001
On the river at Northorpe
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 Spen Beck
The River Spen or Spen Beck, in West Yorkshire, England, is a tributary of the River Calder. It rises north of Cleckheaton, runs through Liversedge and flows into the Calder to the south of Dewsbury at Ravensthorpe. The average rainfall for the river valley of between 600–1000mm per annum when combined with the steep narrow river channel, makes the Spen susceptible to regular flooding. It is referred to in the names of the local parliamentary constituency, Spen Valley and the former local government district of Spenborough.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Spen Beck
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleckheaton Thornton StreetRiver gauge, Spen Beck | 0.06 m | Low | ±0 | 4.9 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DewsburyRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.51 m | Normal | −0.06 m | 1.8 km |
| Batley Savile StreetRiver gauge, Batley Beck | 0.30 m | Low | ±0 | 2.6 km |
| Ledgard BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.10 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 2.8 km |
| Liversedge Halifax RoadRiver gauge, Lands Beck | 0.01 m | Normal | ±0 | 3.4 km |
| Batley CarlinghowRiver gauge, Batley Beck | 0.20 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.0 km |
| Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.22 m | Low | −0.02 m | 4.6 km |
| Birstall SmithiesRiver gauge, Batley Beck | 0.03 m | Normal | ±0 | 4.8 km |
| Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.29 m | Low | −0.02 m | 5.2 km |
Questions and answers
How does Spen Beck at Northorpe compare with last year?
It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.04 m.
What is a normal level for Spen Beck at Northorpe in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.04 m and 0.13 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Northorpe today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Northorpe rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Northorpe 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 Northorpe?
The highest level on record is 1.68 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is 0.03 m on September 7, 2001.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F1385(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.68496, -1.66079(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 | 0.04 m | 2026-10-18 05:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Northorpe (ea:F1385). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/northorpe
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