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Lower River Calder catchment

River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike

Flood alert area River Calder Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield Yorkshire

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Wakefield in this area
River Calder • Wakefield • 2.2 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.06 m
40min ago
Birkwood in this area
River Calder • Birkwood • 4.3 km (downstream)
Rising · normal — Up 0.05 m since 12:30, still rising (0.01 m/h)
0.86 m
25min ago
Horbury in this area
River Calder • Horbury • 4.6 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.53 m
25min ago
Dewsbury in this area
River Calder • Dewsbury • 7.6 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.72 m
25min ago
Methley in this area
River Calder • Whitwood • 9.9 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.31 at 11:30, now 1.28
1.28 m
25min ago
Ledgard Bridge in this area
River Calder • Mirfield • 11.9 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.26 m
25min ago
Heaton Lodge in this area
River Calder • Mirfield • 14.0 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.28 m
25min ago
Brighouse
River Calder • Brighouse • 18.2 km (upstream)
Rising slightly · below normal — Up 0.06 m since 14:45, rising slightly
-1.14 m
25min ago
Elland
River Calder • Elland • 19.4 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.52 m
25min ago
Copley Bridge
River Calder • Copley • 23.4 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.46 m
25min ago

Flood Event History (50)

4 Sep 2026 at 8:11am Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Further rainfall is forecast but no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Continue to take care on waterside ro...
3 Sep 2026 at 11:07pm Flood Alert
Rising river levels overnight may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from the early hours of 04 September 2026 . Locations most affected will be the River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike. We are monitoring rainfall and river levels ...
3 Sep 2026 at 6:08pm Flood Alert
Rising river levels overnight may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from the early hours of 04 September 2026 .  Locations most affected will be the River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels ...
11 Feb 2026 at 8:34pm Flood Alert
17 Dec 2025 at 8:58pm Flood Alert
14 Dec 2025 at 12:25pm Flood Alert
8 Dec 2025 at 6:34pm Flood Alert
1 Dec 2025 at 8:35pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2025 at 11:26am Flood Alert
12 Nov 2025 at 5:23pm Flood Alert
20 Sep 2025 at 6:35pm Flood Alert
6 Jan 2025 at 6:38am Flood Alert
31 Dec 2024 at 5:09pm Flood Alert
5 Dec 2024 at 6:26pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2024 at 7:33pm Flood Alert
22 Nov 2024 at 3:25pm Flood Alert
15 Oct 2024 at 8:34pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 7:21pm Flood Alert
22 May 2024 at 3:18pm Flood Alert
4 Apr 2024 at 8:19pm Flood Alert
22 Feb 2024 at 9:37am Flood Alert
21 Jan 2024 at 6:56pm Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 6:01pm Flood Alert
1 Jan 2024 at 7:27pm Flood Alert
27 Dec 2023 at 8:06am Flood Alert
23 Dec 2023 at 8:37pm Flood Alert
9 Dec 2023 at 4:45pm Flood Alert
7 Dec 2023 at 12:54pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2023 at 8:54pm Flood Alert
22 Jul 2023 at 6:13pm Flood Alert
13 Mar 2023 at 7:25pm Flood Alert
12 Mar 2023 at 4:36pm Flood Alert
10 Jan 2023 at 4:18pm Flood Alert
17 Nov 2022 at 5:50pm Flood Alert
31 Oct 2022 at 5:10pm Flood Alert
19 Feb 2022 at 8:25pm Flood Alert
18 Feb 2022 at 1:23pm Flood Alert
6 Feb 2022 at 6:57am Flood Alert
1 Nov 2021 at 8:52am Flood Alert
6 Feb 2021 at 11:58am Flood Alert
28 Jan 2021 at 10:16am Flood Alert
18 Jan 2021 at 5:56pm Flood Alert
1 Nov 2020 at 8:03pm Flood Alert
10 Mar 2020 at 11:01am Flood Alert
24 Feb 2020 at 12:33pm Flood Alert
22 Feb 2020 at 12:48pm Flood Alert
21 Feb 2020 at 8:07pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 11:39am Flood Alert
8 Feb 2020 at 8:25pm Flood Alert
7 Nov 2019 at 11:13am Flood Alert

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River Calder • Calderdale
River Calder and River Ryburn at Sowerby Bridge
River Calder • Calderdale
River Calder at Battyeford and Snake Hill
River Calder • Kirklees
River Calder at Bradley
River Calder • Kirklees
River Calder at Brearley and Luddenden Foot
River Calder • Calderdale
River Calder at Brighouse
River Calder • Calderdale, Kirklees
River Calder at Brighouse - Brookfoot Business Park
River Calder • Calderdale
River Calder at Brighouse - Brookfoot Mills
River Calder • Calderdale
River Calder at Brighouse - Nun Bank Wood
River Calder • Calderdale, Kirklees
River Calder at Burnley Town Centre, around Cow Lane and St James's Street
River Calder • Lancashire

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 204001 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 123WAF964

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.