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Wash Dike catchment

Wash Dike in Ferrybridge and Pontefract

Flood alert area Wash Dike Wakefield Yorkshire

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Pontefract Wash Dike in this area
Wash Dike • Pontefract • 0.2 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.15 m
32min ago
Ferrybridge Fishergate in this area
Wash Dike • Ferrybridge • 2.4 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.13 m
32min ago
Ferrybridge Lock
River Aire • Ferrybridge • 2.6 km
structure gauge
0.16 m
32min ago
Fairburn Sluices
Aire Washlands • Fairburn Sluices Washland Level • 4.5 km
structure gauge
0.44 m
32min ago
Knottingley Bank Dole Lock
River Aire • Knottingley • 4.8 km
structure gauge
0.71 m
32min ago
Castleford
River Aire • Castleford • 5.5 km
Steady · normal
1.24 m
47min ago
Went Bridge
River Went • Went Bridge • 5.7 km
Steady · normal
0.48 m
47min ago
West Holme Washlands
Aire Washlands • 6.2 km
tidal gauge
0.43 m
32min ago
Methley
River Calder • Whitwood • 6.5 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.30 at 12:45, now 1.28
1.28 m
32min ago
Allerton Ings
Aire Washlands • Leeds • 6.6 km
Steady · normal
0.02 m
47min ago

Flood Event History (33)

31 Aug 2026 at 8:25am Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Weather conditions are expected to improve and no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Never drive through flo...
30 Aug 2026 at 8:46pm Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 30 August 2026 into 31st August 2026  Locations most affected will be Wash Dike in Ferrybridge and Pontefract. Showers may be thundery and cause rapid localised river and surface water response in urban areas.  We are closely m...
27 Aug 2026 at 6:51pm 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.   Never drive through flood water, jus...
27 Aug 2026 at 10:47am Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 27 August 2026 due to the heavy and thundery downpours expected today.  Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.  We are closely monitoring the situation as river levels may rise suddenly and cause ...
20 Jul 2025 at 2:24pm Flood Alert
8 Oct 2024 at 8:09pm Flood Alert
6 May 2024 at 7:23pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2023 at 2:45pm Flood Alert
8 Jul 2023 at 10:52pm Flood Alert
31 Oct 2022 at 4:50pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 12:30pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2020 at 8:13pm Flood Alert
25 Oct 2019 at 8:41pm Flood Alert
24 Sep 2019 at 1:51pm Flood Alert
13 Aug 2018 at 1:42pm Flood Alert
26 Jul 2018 at 3:13pm Flood Alert
22 Jul 2017 at 8:30am Flood Alert
19 Jul 2017 at 3:40pm Flood Alert
5 Jul 2017 at 2:11pm Flood Alert
28 Jun 2017 at 8:59am Flood Alert
27 Jun 2017 at 7:55pm Flood Alert
21 Jun 2017 at 8:26pm Flood Alert
21 Jun 2017 at 1:21pm Flood Alert
27 May 2017 at 4:57pm Flood Alert
27 May 2017 at 11:06am Flood Alert
21 Nov 2016 at 12:44pm Flood Alert
25 Aug 2016 at 3:12pm Flood Alert
12 Dec 2015 at 1:20pm Flood Alert
16 Nov 2015 at 8:37am Flood Alert
7 Nov 2015 at 7:43am Flood Alert
6 Oct 2015 at 8:18pm Flood Alert
22 Aug 2015 at 4:37pm Flood Alert
3 Jul 2015 at 7:40pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 204002 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 123WAF983

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.