Environment Agency directory · England
Flood warnings and river levels in Barnsley
Current warnings are checked live. Monitoring areas, stations and watercourses below are directory records and may be listed even when no warning is in force.
- Designated areas
- 15
- Level stations
- 10
- Named watercourses
- 4
- Directory snapshot
- 6 Aug 2026, 01:13
Live Environment Agency status
Current flood warnings in Barnsley
Directory metadata refreshed 6 Aug 2026, 01:13 (UK time). Warning status is requested separately from the EA feed.
Permanent EA coverage
Designated monitoring areas in Barnsley
These are predefined places where the Environment Agency can issue a Flood Warning or Flood Alert. The category describes how EA organises the area; it does not show whether an alert is active now. Similar names can refer to different official stretches of the same river.
| Official area name | Watercourse / coast | EA area category |
|---|---|---|
| Wortley Top Forge, Huthwaite including Forge Lane EA ref 123FWF610 | River Don | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Thurgoland including Cheesebottom Farm and Cheesebottom sewage works. Oxspring including Oxspring Wire Mills EA ref 123FWF606 | River Don | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Thurlstone including Plumpton Mills on Saville Lane EA ref 123FWF601 | River Don | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Broomhill including Highgate EA ref 123FWF405 | River Dearne | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Darton including Church Street, Church Close, Mill Lane and Barnsley Road. Barugh including Dearne Hall Road EA ref 123FWF400 | River Dearne | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Aldham Bridge including Aldham Crescent and Barnsley Road. Low Valley including Valley Road, Station Road, Bayford Way, Cotterdale Gardens, Stonyford Road, Henry Street and Wombwell Ings Caravan Site EA ref 123FWF410 | River Dove | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Bolton upon Dearne including Coniston Drive and land off Dearne Road EA ref 123FWF406 | River Dearne | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Penistone including Water Hall Lane and Wentworth Meadows EA ref 123FWF605 | River Don | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Millhouse Green including Birks Lane. Thurlstone upstream of Thurlstone Bridge and including Windmill Lane and the Old Corn Mill EA ref 123FWF600 | River Don | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Bolton upon Dearne including Lowfield Road EA ref 123FWF409 | River Dearne | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Darfield including Cliff Road, Riverside Close, Doncaster Road, Attlee Crescent and Church View EA ref 123FWF404 | River Dearne | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
| Thurgoland including Old Mill Lane and the Old Wire Mill EA ref 123FWF608 | River Don | Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning |
Showing 12 of 15 matching areas
River-level monitoring
Stations and readings in Barnsley
Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.
Loading map…
Darfield Bridge
River Dearne
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Worsbrough
River Dove
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Barnsley
River Dearne
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Houghton
River Dearne
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Cundy Cross
River Dearne
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Darton
River Dearne
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Penistone
River Don
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Oxspring Bower Hill
River Don
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Manvers Old Moor Lane
Knoll Beck
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Stonyford Bridge
River Dove
Don and Rother catchment
View readings and location →Showing 10 of 10 matching stations
Directory index
Watercourses associated with Barnsley
Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.
- Knoll Beck
- River Dearne
- River Don
- River Dove
Check property-level risk before buying or insuring
Our directory lists 15 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Barnsley. The count does not determine the risk to a specific address. Use the postcode checker and official long-term flood-risk service, then confirm cover with your insurer or a qualified professional where necessary.