Does appearing on this Kirklees page mean there is a flood warning?

No. The directory lists permanent Environment Agency monitoring areas and stations associated with Kirklees. Current warnings are shown separately in the live-status panel near the top of the page.

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Kirklees?

This directory snapshot contains 53 designated warning or alert areas associated with Kirklees. The count describes official monitoring coverage; it is not a county or property risk score.

What do the blue points on the map mean?

Each blue point is an Environment Agency water-level monitoring station. A point is not a reported flood, an active warning or proof that nearby property is at risk.

How should I check a specific property?

Use the official long-term flood-risk service for the address, check current warnings, review several station readings where relevant and obtain professional advice for a purchase, planning or insurance decision.

Environment Agency directory · England

Flood warnings and river levels in Kirklees

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: 53
Level stations: 24
Named watercourses: 22
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Kirklees

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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 Kirklees

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
Hunsworth and Moorend including Whitehall Road, Hunsworth Lane, Riverside Drive, Balme Road, Brooklyn Road, Cliffe Lane and Brookfield View EA ref 123FWF280	River Spen	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Bradley including Lower Quarry Road and Colne Bridge Road EA ref 123FWF329	River Calder	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Batley including Bradford Road, Bridge Street, lower section of Smithies Moor lane, Lea Road and towards Wilton Park entrance crossing Bradford Road EA ref 123FWF366	Batley Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties situated off the A62 and along Springbank Road, Queens Square and Woodland Road EA ref 123FWF345	River Colne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Incorporating floodplain properties located along both the left and right-hand banks EA ref 123FWF340	River Colne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Dalton including Albany Road to Dalton Works including Long Lane, Briggate, Sutton Avenue, Sutton Drive and Nettleton Road EA ref 123FWF292	Fenay Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Huddersfield including the Syngenta Works EA ref 123FWF357	River Colne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Highburton including the confluence of Dean Bottom Dike and Woodsome Beck to Woodsome Bridge EA ref 123FWF288	Woodsome Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties along St Andew's Road, Lincoln Street, Turnbridge Road, Croset Avenue and Old Leeds Road including Sainsbury's EA ref 123FWF352	River Colne	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties and businesses along Huddersfield Road, Wood Lane, Waterside Walk, River Bank View and Fishermans Walk EA ref 123FWF331	River Calder	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Liversedge including Knowler Hill to Wormald Street, roughly bounded by Bradford Road, Halifax Road and Knowler Way EA ref 123FWF283	River Spen, Lands Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Batley Beck at central Batley including Alfreds Way, Well Lane, clarence Street, Hick Lane, Rouse Mill Lane, Alexandra Road, Rink Street and Saville Street EA ref 123FWF369	Batley Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Kirklees

Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.

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Kirkburton Riley Lane

Dean Bottom Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Batley Carlinghow

Batley Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Queen's Mill

River Holme

Aire and Calder catchment

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Liversedge Halifax Road

Lands Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Marsden

River Colne

Aire and Calder catchment

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Dewsbury

River Calder

Aire and Calder catchment

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Colne Bridge

River Colne

Aire and Calder catchment

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Cleckheaton Hightown Road

Blacup Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Huddersfield Longroyd Bridge

River Colne

Aire and Calder catchment

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Ledgard Bridge

River Calder

Aire and Calder catchment

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ICI Colne

River Colne

Aire and Calder catchment

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Northorpe

Spen Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Kirklees

Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.

Allison Dike
Allison Dyke
Baildon Dyke
Batley Beck
Blacup Beck
Canker Dyke
Crimble Clough
Dean Bottom Beck
Dean Bottom Dike
Fenay Beck
Grimescar Dike
Lands Beck
Longwood Beck
Longwood Brook
New Mill Dike
River Calder
River Colne
River Dearne
River Holme
River Spen
Spen Beck
Woodsome Beck

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 53 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Kirklees. 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.

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Nearby local areas

Barnsley

15 designated areas · 10 stations

Bradford

24 designated areas · 14 stations

Calderdale

31 designated areas · 20 stations

Leeds

40 designated areas · 25 stations

Oldham

4 designated areas · 2 stations

Wakefield

21 designated areas · 15 stations

Current flood warnings in Kirklees

Designated monitoring areas in Kirklees

Stations and readings in Kirklees

Watercourses associated with Kirklees

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