Stockbridge water level

Name: Stockbridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Aire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.04m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Stockbridge, where the gauge shows 0.04 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.06 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at −0.01 m (+0.05 m).

It is still going down, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.04 m – 0.45 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: 0.06 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.00 m – 0.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.00 m – 1.80 m
Same day last year: −0.01 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.04 m – 0.45 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.03 m – 1.08 m
Highest on record: 3.88 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record: −0.03 mApril 10, 2007

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 Aire

The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

18 Sun 11° 5° 0.4 mm Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 2.7 mm, 71% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 11° 9° 3.2 mm, 51% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 11° 6° 2.5 mm, 59% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 12° 1° 4.2 mm, 52% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 6° 43 mm, 85% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.27 m	Normal	−0.02 m	4.3 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.49 m	Normal	−0.04 m	6.0 km
KildwickRiver gauge, River Aire	0.39 m	Normal	−0.05 m	7.0 km
SaltaireRiver gauge, River Aire	0.39 m	Low	−0.03 m	7.9 km
CononleyRiver gauge, River Aire	−0.16 m	Lowest on record	±0	8.8 km
SnaygillRiver gauge, River Aire	0.56 m	Normal	−0.15 m	11 km
Apperley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.08 m	Lowest on record	−0.06 m	13 km
Gargrave High StreetRiver gauge, River Aire	0.37 m	Normal	−0.04 m	19 km
Kirkstall AbbeyRiver gauge, River Aire	1.50 m	Normal	−0.02 m	20 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.51 m	Normal	−0.06 m	22 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire	0.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	25 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	23.68 m	Very low	±0	25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Keighley Dalton LaneRiver gauge, River Worth	0.03 m	Normal	±0	0.8 km
KeighleyRiver gauge, River Worth	0.24 m	Low	−0.02 m	1.6 km
Oakworth Mytholmes LaneRiver gauge, River Worth	0.05 m	Very low	−0.01 m	5.3 km
Cross HillsRiver gauge, Eastburn Beck	0.23 m	Normal	−0.05 m	5.9 km
SilsdenRiver gauge, Silsden Beck	−0.05 m	Very low	±0	5.9 km
Sutton in CravenRiver gauge, Sutton Beck	0.02 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.9 km
IlkleyRiver gauge, River Wharfe	0.22 m	Normal	−0.04 m	7.1 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Aire at Stockbridge compare with last year?

It is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.01 m.

What is a normal level for the River Aire at Stockbridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.00 m and 0.31 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 0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stockbridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.04 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Stockbridge rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.30 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge?

The highest level on record is 3.88 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is −0.03 m on April 10, 2007.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L1502 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.87639, -1.89196 (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	0.04 m	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Stockbridge (ea:L1502). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/stockbridge

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