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SwedenSilsden water level
River gauge, Silsden Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
History
What this means
At −0.05 m, Silsden Beck at Silsden is far below normal for mid-October.
It has now dropped past the published record low of −0.03 m (June 26, 2011). The median for mid-October is 0.00 m, based on 20 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m below typical.
It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Median for this date
- 0.00 m0.05 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- −0.03 m – 0.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
- Normal range
- −0.10 m – 0.11 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.05 m – −0.05 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.05 m – 0.07 m
- Highest on record
- 0.49 mJanuary 4, 2015
- Lowest on record
- −0.03 mJune 26, 2011
- Lowest on record
- 0.02 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Silsden
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.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross HillsRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck | 0.20 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 3.3 km |
| KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.35 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 3.8 km |
| Addingham, Town BeckRiver gauge, Town Beck | 0.08 m | Very low | ±0 | 3.9 km |
| CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire | −0.16 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 4.8 km |
| Sutton in CravenRiver gauge, Sutton Beck | 0.00 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 5.0 km |
| AddinghamRiver gauge, River Wharfe | 0.32 m | Low | −0.06 m | 5.0 km |
| Glusburn BridgeRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck | 0.26 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 5.7 km |
| StockbridgeRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.00 m | Low | −0.04 m | 5.9 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for Silsden Beck at Silsden in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.00 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.03 m and 0.05 m, based on 20 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 −0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Silsden today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was −0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Silsden rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Silsden normal?
Very low for mid-October. Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Silsden?
The highest level on record is 0.49 m on January 4, 2015. The lowest is −0.03 m on June 26, 2011.
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:L1515(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.92350, -1.93354(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 | −0.05 m | 2026-10-18 21:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Silsden (ea:L1515). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/silsden
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