River Aire level at Cottingley Bridge

• State: Normal 0.28m to 1.70m
• Height: 0.62m at 12:30pm today

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

• 3.34m:
  Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (recorded on 26 December 2015)
• 2.80m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Harden
• 2.80m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties on Beckfoot Lane, Bingley
• 2.70m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties on Branksome Drive, Shipley
• 2.60m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Apperley Bridge, Bradford
• 2.40m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Cottingley, Bingley
• 2.40m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Shipley
• 1.70m:
  This is the top of the normal range
• 0.62m:
  Latest level

No two flood events are the same. Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels if, for example, flood defences are now in place.

View technical information for this measuring station

• Site datum: 68.96m (Above Ordnance Datum)
• Station name: Cottingley Bridge
• Normal range: 0.28m to 1.70m
• Station ID: 8056

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels

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