Environment Agency monitoring station
Methley
River Calder · Whitwood · Aire and Calder catchment
EA station reference
F1301
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Calder
- Catchment
- Aire and Calder
- Nearest named place
- Whitwood
- EA opening date
- 7 June 1988
- Coordinates
- 53.72610, -1.38281
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Ferrybridge including Kirkhaw Lane, Old Great North Road, The Square, Fishergate, High Street and Argyle RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF137
- Castleford including the Aire and Calder Navigation, Navigation Road, Lock Lane, William Street, Hunt Street, Mill Lane, Aire Street, Water View and Weir ViewDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF132
- Wakefield Westgate, Darnley including Rufford Street, Westgate Retail Park and ThornesDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF387
- Alverthorpe Beck, Balne Beck, Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck in WakefieldDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF985
- The Prison area in Wakefield including Moorhouse Avenue and adjoining roads, Alverthorpe Road, Victoria Avenue and Elder GreenDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF382
- Stanley including Ferry Lane, Welbeck Lane, Lake Yard, Bottom Boat Road and Foxholes LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF361
- River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and WaindikeDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF964
- Allerton Bywater including Leeds Road, Vicars Terrace, Main Street, Boat Lane, Victoria Street, Robinson Street, Back Lane and Station RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF128
- Leeds including Knowsthorpe, Atkinson Gate, Thwaite Gate and Stourton including Knostrop sewage works and Waterside Industrial ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF177
- Brotherton including Low Street, Church Street, Hall Court and Marsh CroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF135
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.