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Stainland Board Mills

Black Brook
Aire and Calder catchment • Stainland Board Mills • West Yorkshire • ID: L1255 • Level
(25m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 166 views

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Current Level
0.175 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.183 m
24h Min
0.175 m
Typical Range
0.18 - 0.47
m
Highest Recorded
0.81 m
EA official record
0.82 in our data (since Jun 2021)
Current level is 22% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 13:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 13:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.175 m
08 Oct 11:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.176 m
08 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.175 m
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.176 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.176 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.175 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.175 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.176 m
08 Oct 08:30 0.175 m

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1255
  • RLOI id: 9413 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1255-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 2 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: 0.178 – 0.466 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.18 m (EA at 8 Oct 13:15)

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.

Connected downstream

Same river system, separate branch

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

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

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 Tributary Of Holywell Brook · 1.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Barsey Clough · 1.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
44 spills · 475 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Culverted Trib Longwood Brook · 2.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
11 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Red Lane Dike · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
36 spills · 312 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Hey Clough · 3.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
34 spills · 181 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Longwood Brook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
13 spills · 26 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Carver Clough · 3.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
7 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Unnamed Trib Of River Colne · 4.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

68 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 0.47 m on about 12 days. This year so far: 4 days.

2026 4 days so far
2025 4 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2024 9 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2023 18 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2022 15 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2021 8 days, 2 of them high · 2 high patchy data

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown. The darker part is days above 0.54 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 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

17flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Jan 2025 — River Ryburn at Ripponden

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 3 0
2022 1 0
2021 1 0
2020 5 0
2019 1 0
2015 1 0
2012 5 0

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 Stainland Board Mills flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 10 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Black Brook at Stainland Board Mills flooding today?

The current level is 0.18m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stainland Board Mills?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Black Brook at Stainland Board Mills?

The typical range at this station is 0.18m to 0.47m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.47m 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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