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Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (19.7 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:12:00 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Ryburn, about 30 m from the middle of Ripponden's gauges. It flows into the River Calder about 6.0 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Ryburn nearest the middle of Ripponden's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Ripponden is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Ryburn, in West Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Ryburn is monitored by 1 station (Ripponden). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Ripponden. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Ripponden, including Ripponden Wood and Triangle; Properties surrounding Bowers Mill and along Beestonley Lane, Dog Lane, Firth House Meadows, Steele Lane and Berry Mill Lane; River Calder and its tributaries from Todmorden to Brighouse; Sowerby Bridge including Walton Street, Mearclough Road, including Railway Station on Holmes Road.
There are 12 storm overflows within 5km of Ripponden. None of the 12 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Ripponden, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Ripponden gets about 1,379 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 162 mm; driest May, 81 mm). That is 19% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.7 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (19.7 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Ripponden has river level monitoring on River Ryburn — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 26 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2022. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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