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Todmorden Salford water level

River gauge, Walsden Water, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.37m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.09 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

History
0.20.4mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Walsden Water at Todmorden Salford is at 0.37 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.07 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.59 m, a difference of −0.22 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.40 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
0.31 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.55 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.20 m – 1.60 m
Same day last year
0.59 m−0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.34 m – 0.40 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.24 m – 0.83 m
Highest on record
3.09 mDecember 26, 2015
Lowest on record
0.09 mMay 30, 2012

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 4.1 mm, 87% Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 11° 7° 11 mm, 71% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 0.8 mm, 65% Wind 27 km/h
22 Thu 10° 4° 1.2 mm, 51% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 7° 5° – Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 3.2 mm, 82% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on the Walsden Water

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WalsdenRiver gauge, Walsden Water 0.04 m Low −0.01 m 2.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
TodmordenRiver gauge, River Calder 0.48 m Normal +0.01 m 0.8 km
Todmorden MillwoodRiver gauge, River Calder 0.24 m Normal +0.01 m 1.6 km
Portsmouth Lennox RoadRiver gauge, River Calder 0.47 m High +0.01 m 4.2 km
Todmorden Callis BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.02 m Low ±0 4.5 km
Hebden BridgeRiver gauge, River Calder 0.14 m Normal ±0 6.0 km
Throstle MillRiver gauge, River Irwell 0.50 m Normal +0.01 m 6.6 km
NutcloughRiver gauge, Hebden Water −0.01 m Low ±0 7.1 km
LittleboroughRiver gauge, River Roch 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 7.3 km

Questions and answers

Is the Walsden Water at Todmorden Salford higher than last year?

No, it is 0.22 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.59 m.

What is a normal level for the Walsden Water at Todmorden Salford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.31 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.55 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 0.37 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Todmorden Salford today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 11:30 BST, the water level was 0.37 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Todmorden Salford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Todmorden Salford 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 Todmorden Salford?

The highest level on record is 3.09 m on December 26, 2015. The lowest is 0.09 m on May 30, 2012.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1207 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.71054, -2.10186 (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 0.37 m 2026-10-20 10:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Todmorden Salford (ea:L1207). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/todmorden-salford

How we check values

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