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Oakworth Mytholmes Lane water level

River gauge, River Worth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Low for mid-October

Water level

0.06m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.92 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

0.10.2mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.06 m, the River Worth at Oakworth Mytholmes Lane is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.05 m below the median of 0.11 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.08 m (−0.01 m).

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.12 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
0.11 m0.05 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.05 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.02 m – 0.85 m
Same day last year
0.08 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.12 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.03 m – 0.48 m
Highest on record
1.92 mFebruary 9, 2020
Lowest on record
0.00 mJuly 16, 2013

On the river at Oakworth Mytholmes Lane

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.

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Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 5° 0.1 mm, 43% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 3.2 mm, 87% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 11° 8° 13 mm, 71% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.5 mm, 65% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 1.2 mm, 51% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 7° 3° – Wind 22 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 1.4 mm, 82% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the River Worth

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KeighleyRiver gauge, River Worth 0.27 m Low +0.03 m 3.8 km
Keighley Dalton LaneRiver gauge, River Worth 0.03 m Normal ±0 4.7 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
OxenhopeRiver gauge, Bridgehouse Beck 0.02 m Very low ±0 3.5 km
StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.01 m Low +0.01 m 5.3 km
Sutton in CravenRiver gauge, Sutton Beck 0.02 m Low +0.02 m 6.8 km
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.27 m Normal ±0 6.9 km
Cross HillsRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck 0.26 m Normal +0.05 m 7.1 km
Glusburn BridgeRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck 0.31 m Normal +0.05 m 7.6 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.47 m Normal +0.01 m 7.7 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire 0.34 m Normal −0.01 m 7.9 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Worth at Oakworth Mytholmes Lane compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.08 m.

What is a normal level for the River Worth at Oakworth Mytholmes Lane in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.05 m and 0.26 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Oakworth Mytholmes Lane today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 21:15 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Oakworth Mytholmes Lane rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Oakworth Mytholmes Lane 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 Oakworth Mytholmes Lane?

The highest level on record is 1.92 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 16, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1405 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.84038, -1.94570 (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 0.06 m 2026-10-19 20:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Oakworth Mytholmes Lane (ea:L1405). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/oakworth-mytholmes-lane

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer