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Todmorden Callis Bridge water level

River gauge, River Calder, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.01m Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.53 m Lowest on record -0.15 m

History

History
-0.00.10.20.3mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.20.3mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.2mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.2mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.01 m, the River Calder at Todmorden Callis Bridge is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.05 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.28 m (−0.27 m).

The water is rising: up 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.04 m and 0.33 m.

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
0.05 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
−0.01 m – 0.26 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)
Normal range
−0.01 m – 1.20 m
Same day last year
0.28 m−0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.04 m – 0.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.04 m – 0.62 m
Highest on record
2.53 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.15 mJanuary 18, 2013

On the river at Todmorden Callis Bridge

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 Calder

River Calder, West Yorkshire

The River Calder is a river in West Yorkshire, in Northern England.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

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.

18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 2.6 mm, 87% Wind 24 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 11 mm, 71% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.8 mm, 65% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 11° 5° 1.2 mm, 51% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 7° 5° – Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 10° 5° 3.2 mm, 82% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 62%

Map

Other gauges on the River Calder

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hebden BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.12 m Normal +0.04 m 1.5 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder 0.22 m Normal +0.03 m 2.9 km
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder 0.46 m Normal +0.02 m 3.8 km
MytholmroydRiver gauge, River Calder 1.47 m Normal +0.03 m 4.0 km
BrearleyRiver gauge, River Calder 0.25 m Normal +0.06 m 5.5 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.47 m High +0.01 m 7.1 km
Sowerby BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.06 m Normal ±0 9.2 km
Copley BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.41 m Normal +0.05 m 12 km
Oxford RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.23 m Very low ±0 14 km
Active WayRiver gauge, River Calder 0.62 m Normal ±0 15 km
EllandRiver gauge, River Calder 0.49 m Normal +0.04 m 16 km
BrighouseRiver gauge, River Calder −1.12 m Lowest on record +0.03 m 17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
NutcloughRiver gauge, Hebden Water 0.01 m Low +0.04 m 2.6 km
Mytholmroyd Dauber BridgeRiver gauge, Cragg Brook 0.10 m Very low +0.01 m 3.8 km
Todmorden SalfordRiver gauge, Walsden Water 0.37 m Normal +0.02 m 4.5 km
WalsdenRiver gauge, Walsden Water 0.04 m Low +0.02 m 6.0 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Calder at Todmorden Callis Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.27 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.28 m.

What is a normal level for the River Calder at Todmorden Callis Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.01 m and 0.26 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 0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Todmorden Callis Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 21:30 BST, the water level was 0.01 m. Up 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Todmorden Callis Bridge 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 Todmorden Callis Bridge normal?

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 Todmorden Callis Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.53 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is −0.15 m on January 18, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L12061 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.73289, -2.04520 (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 0.01 m 2026-10-19 20:30 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Todmorden Callis Bridge (ea:L12061). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/todmorden-callis-bridge

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