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Up 0.02 m since 02:00, rising slightly
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Hebden Bridge

Calder
Aire and Calder catchment • Hebden Bridge • West Yorkshire • ID: L1206 • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 208 views

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Current Level
0.011 m
▲ Rising slightly
24h Max
0.025 m
24h Min
-0.004 m
Typical Range
0.00 - 1.60
m
Highest Recorded
3.63 m
EA official record
3.91 in our data (since Aug 1996)
Current level is 1% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.5 cm over 5h
08 Oct 10:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.011 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.012 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.013 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.011 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.009 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.009 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.008 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.008 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.007 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.007 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.006 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.006 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.006 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.005 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.004 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.005 m
08 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady 0.006 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.006 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.005 m
08 Oct 05:45 0.006 m

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1206
  • RLOI id: 8097 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1206-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Aire and Calder
  • Typical Range: 0.000 – 1.600 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.01 m (EA at 8 Oct 10:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

10 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.5 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 9 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into River Calder · 1.5 km upstream along the river
96 spills · 806 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Calder · 1.6 km upstream along the river
129 spills · 2,182 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Calder · 5.1 km upstream along the river
37 spills · 90 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Walsden Water · 6.5 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Walsden Water · 6.5 km upstream along the river
20 spills · 31 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Calder · 7.0 km upstream along the river
40 spills · 83 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Calder · 8.2 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 27 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Calder · 8.7 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

2 more further upstream, up to 9.6 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of Ibbot Royd Clough · 1.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
2 spills · 10 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Culverted White Lee Clough · 3.3 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Tributary Of River Calder · 3.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Oak Hill Clough · 5.1 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
91 spills · 392 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

15 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.60 m on about 4 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 2 days
2024 7 days
2023 10 days
2022 1 day
2021 2 days
2020 7 days
2019 3 days
2018 1 day
2017 1 day

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 23 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

4severe warnings 175flood warnings 160flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 30 Nov 2025 — Walsden Water at Walsden

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 6
2025 0 13 6
2024 0 16 12
2023 0 0 7
2022 0 7 4
2021 0 3 10
2020 0 26 10
2019 0 34 14
2018 0 14 9
2017 0 12 11
2016 0 8 17
2015 4 27 20
2014 0 2 7
2013 0 1 7
2012 0 12 17
2011 0 0 3

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Hebden Bridge flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 23 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Calder at Hebden Bridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.01m, which is within the typical range of 0.00 to 1.60m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Hebden Bridge?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Calder at Hebden Bridge?

The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 1.60m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.60m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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