Queen's Mill water level
River gauge, River Holme, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.28 m, the River Holme at Queen's Mill is below normal for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.36 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.08 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.31 m, a difference of −0.03 m.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.25 m and 0.48 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
- 0.36 m0.08 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.27 m – 0.50 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.25 m – 1.30 m
- Same day last year
- 0.31 m−0.03 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.25 m – 0.48 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.24 m – 1.19 m
- Highest on record
- 2.94 mFebruary 20, 2022
- Lowest on record
- 0.10 mSeptember 9, 1989
On the river at Queen's Mill
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 Holme
The Holme of the Holme Valley, West Yorkshire, England is a tributary of the River Colne, West Yorkshire. The source is via Digley Reservoir, fed firstly by the run-off from Brownhill Reservoir, then by Dobbs Dike. Banks along the upper valley are mostly urbanised and are in the Holme Valley civil parish.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 2.8 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 Holme
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HolmbridgeRiver gauge, River Holme | 0.46 m | High | ±0 | 9.3 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Longroyd BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.27 m | Low | −0.02 m | 0.6 km |
| Huddersfield Willow LaneRiver gauge, Grimescar Dike | 0.00 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 2.0 km |
| Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook | 0.06 m | Very high | ±0 | 2.9 km |
| Huddersfield York AvenueRiver gauge, Allison Dyke | 0.10 m | High | ±0 | 3.1 km |
| ICI ColneRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.13 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 3.7 km |
| Fenay BridgeRiver gauge, Fenay Beck | 0.08 m | Low | −0.01 m | 3.9 km |
| Colne BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne | 0.31 m | Low | −0.04 m | 5.2 km |
| Heaton LodgeRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.23 m | Low | −0.02 m | 6.1 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Holme at Queen's Mill higher than last year?
No, it is 0.03 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.31 m.
What is a normal level for the River Holme at Queen's Mill in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.27 m and 0.50 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 0.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Queen's Mill today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.28 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Queen's Mill rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Queen's Mill 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 Queen's Mill?
The highest level on record is 2.94 m on February 20, 2022. The lowest is 0.10 m on September 9, 1989.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F1003(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.63851, -1.78670(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 | 0.28 m | 2026-10-17 18:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Queen's Mill (ea:F1003). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/queens-mill
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