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Stainland Board Mills water level

River gauge, Black Brook, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.22m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.81 m Lowest on record 0.14 m

History

0.20.30.4mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.30.4mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.30.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Stainland Board Mills, where the gauge shows 0.22 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.18 m to 0.47 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.17 m – 0.36 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.18 m – 0.47 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.17 m – 0.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.17 m – 0.23 m
Highest on record
0.81 mFebruary 20, 2022
Lowest on record
0.14 mJuly 21, 2021

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 3.2 mm, 87% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 11° 6° 11 mm, 71% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.5 mm, 65% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 1.8 mm, 51% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° – Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 1.8 mm, 82% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 22 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on Black Brook

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Chorley Haworth RoadRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.19 m Normal −0.01 m 47 km
Haydock West End RoadRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.09 m No reference yet ±0 58 km
ShepshedRiver gauge, Black Brook 0.74 m Normal +0.07 m 107 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RippondenRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.16 m Normal +0.01 m 3.4 km
Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.41 m Normal +0.04 m 3.5 km
Sowerby Bridge Scar Head RoadRiver gauge, River Ryburn 0.61 m Normal +0.04 m 4.2 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
Huddersfield Royd StreetRiver gauge, Longwood Brook 0.06 m Very high ±0 5.3 km
EllandRiver gauge, River Calder 0.50 m Normal +0.04 m 6.2 km
HalifaxRiver gauge, Hebble Brook 0.07 m Low +0.02 m 7.3 km
Huddersfield Longroyd BridgeRiver gauge, River Colne 0.32 m Normal +0.06 m 7.4 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Black Brook at Stainland Board Mills?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.18 m to 0.47 m for this gauge.

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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stainland Board Mills today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 16:30 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stainland Board Mills rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stainland Board Mills normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stainland Board Mills?

The highest level on record is 0.81 m on February 20, 2022. The lowest is 0.14 m on July 21, 2021.

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:L1255 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.66939, -1.89735 (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 0.22 m 2026-10-19 15:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stainland Board Mills (ea:L1255). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/stainland-board-mills

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