Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road water level
River gauge, River Ryburn, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
Water levels are unremarkable at Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road, where the gauge shows 0.60 m.
That puts it 0.05 m above the median of 0.54 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.66 m (−0.06 m).
It is on the way up, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.55 m – 0.67 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
- 0.54 m0.05 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.45 m – 0.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.43 m – 0.79 m
- Same day last year
- 0.66 m−0.06 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.55 m – 0.67 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.53 m – 1.03 m
- Highest on record
- 3.33 mDecember 26, 2015
- Lowest on record
- 0.39 mJune 9, 2004
For anglers and canoeists
This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.
Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.
About the River Ryburn
The River Ryburn is a river in West Yorkshire, England. It flows through the villages of Rishworth, Ripponden and Triangle before flowing into the River Calder at Sowerby Bridge.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 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 Ryburn
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RippondenRiver gauge, River Ryburn | 0.16 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 5.0 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.06 m | Normal | ±0 | 0.2 km |
| Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.41 m | Normal | +0.05 m | 2.8 km |
| HalifaxRiver gauge, Hebble Brook | 0.07 m | Low | +0.02 m | 3.5 km |
| BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.25 m | Normal | +0.06 m | 4.1 km |
| Stainland Board MillsRiver gauge, Black Brook | 0.21 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 4.2 km |
| Mytholmroyd Dauber BridgeRiver gauge, Cragg Brook | 0.10 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 5.4 km |
| MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder | 1.46 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 5.4 km |
| EllandRiver gauge, River Calder | 0.49 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 6.7 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Ryburn at Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road compare with last year?
It is 0.06 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.66 m.
What is a normal level for the River Ryburn at Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.54 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.45 m and 0.69 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 0.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the water level was 0.60 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road rising or falling?
Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road?
The highest level on record is 3.33 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.39 m on June 9, 2004.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L1241(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.70594, -1.91329(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 | 0.60 m | 2026-10-19 20:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Sowerby Bridge Scar Head Road (ea:L1241). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/sowerby-bridge-scar-head-road
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer