Aire and Calder catchment
• Mirfield • West Yorkshire • ID: L1307 • Level
(27m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 220 views
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Current Level
0.236 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.480 m
24h Min
0.232 m
Typical Range
0.00 - 1.65
m
Highest Recorded
5.40 m
EA official record
A 5.98 reading (2 Nov 2022) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 4% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
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.
206 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.4 km away along the river. 1 reports discharging now, 200 report not discharging, and for 5 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Yorkshire Water · into Varies With Outlet · 3.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
18 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
22 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.65 m
on about 12 days.
This year so far: 1 day.
20261 day so far
202510 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202410 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
202321 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
20229 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
202114 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
202018 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
201919 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
20185 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
20175 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 2.49 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 34 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).
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 Mirfield flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 34 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
This gauge has no rain model of its own, but it usually follows Queen's Mill: when about 6mm of rain falls near Queen's Mill in 6h, this gauge usually starts rising about 75 minutes later.
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Calder at Ledgard Bridge flooding today?
The current level is 0.24m, which is within the typical range of 0.00 to 1.65m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Ledgard Bridge?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling 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 Ledgard Bridge?
The typical range at this station is 0.00m to 1.65m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.65m 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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