Environment Agency monitoring station
Dewsbury
River Calder · Dewsbury · Aire and Calder catchment
EA station reference
F1306
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
- Dewsbury
- EA opening date
- 30 March 1996
- Coordinates
- 53.68848, -1.63442
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.
- Hunsworth and Moorend including Whitehall Road, Hunsworth Lane, Riverside Drive, Balme Road, Brooklyn Road, Cliffe Lane and Brookfield ViewDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF280
- The River Spen, Blacup Beck, Lands Beck and Canker Dyke in Cleckheaton and Liversedge, Batley Beck from Birstall to Dewsbury, and Chickenley BeckDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF984
- Bradley including Lower Quarry Road and Colne Bridge RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF329
- 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
- Batley including Bradford Road, Bridge Street, lower section of Smithies Moor lane, Lea Road and towards Wilton Park entrance crossing Bradford RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF366
- Properties situated off the A62 and along Springbank Road, Queens Square and Woodland RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF345
- The Prison area in Wakefield including Moorhouse Avenue and adjoining roads, Alverthorpe Road, Victoria Avenue and Elder GreenDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF382
- River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and WaindikeDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF964
- Dalton including Albany Road to Dalton Works including Long Lane, Briggate, Sutton Avenue, Sutton Drive and Nettleton RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF292
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
- Kirkburton Riley LaneDean Bottom Beck9.9 km
- Wakefield Henry Street BridgeAlverthorpe Beck7.8 km
- Batley CarlinghowBatley Beck3.3 km
- Wakefield Grasmere RoadAlverthorpe Beck6.9 km
- Queen's MillRiver Holme11.5 km
- Liversedge Halifax RoadLands Beck4.4 km
- Wakefield OakenshawOakenshaw Beck10.9 km
- Colne BridgeRiver Colne7.0 km
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.