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Walsden

Walsden Water
Aire and Calder catchment • Walsden • West Yorkshire • ID: L1209 • Level
(23m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 175 views

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Current Level
-0.005 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
-0.003 m
24h Min
-0.008 m
Typical Range
0.03 - 0.38
m
Highest Recorded
0.82 m
EA official record
0.82 in our data (since Aug 1996)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.3 cm over 5h
08 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.005 m
08 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.006 m
08 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady -0.005 m
08 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady -0.005 m
08 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.005 m
08 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.2 cm -0.004 m
08 Oct 19:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.006 m
08 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady -0.007 m
08 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady -0.007 m
08 Oct 18:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.007 m
08 Oct 18:30 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 18:15 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 17:45 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 17:30 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 17:15 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 17:00 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 16:45 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady -0.008 m
08 Oct 16:15 -0.008 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Walsden
  • Watercourse: Walsden Water
  • Nearest Town: Walsden
  • County: West Yorkshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Withens Clough Ire (5.2 km) · 27.7% full (as of 28 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°41'27"N 2°6'5"W (53.690792, -2.101414)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 17 Aug 1996
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1209
  • RLOI id: 8211 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1209-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: 0.025 – 0.380 m
  • EA Cross-check: -0.01 m (EA at 8 Oct 20:45)

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

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💧 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 Oak Hill Clough · 3.2 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
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United Utilities · into Ash Brook · 5.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
20 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

8 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 0.38 m on about 6 days. This year so far: 1 day.

2026 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high so far
2025 5 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2024 9 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2023 8 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 3 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 4 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 12 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 7 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 2 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 8 days, 2 of them high · 2 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.45 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 12 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

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

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 7 0
2024 5 0
2022 3 0
2021 6 0
2020 11 0
2019 17 0
2018 7 0
2017 2 0
2016 4 0
2015 18 0
2014 1 0
2013 9 0
2012 7 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 Walsden flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 12 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Walsden Water at Walsden flooding today?

The current level is -0.01m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Walsden?

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 Walsden Water at Walsden?

The typical range at this station is 0.03m to 0.38m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.38m 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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