Environment Agency monitoring station
Sheffield Blackburn
Blackburn Brook · Rotherham · Don and Rother catchment
EA station reference
L0670
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
- Blackburn Brook
- Catchment
- Don and Rother
- Nearest named place
- Rotherham
- EA opening date
- 5 March 1998
- Coordinates
- 53.42998, -1.42346
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.
- River Don from Kelham Island in Sheffield to Hexthorpe, including Bagley DikeDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF971
- Kilnhurst including Hooton Road, Charles Street, Thomas Street and Hooton LodgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF636
- Malinbridge, Sheffield including properties on Low Matlock Lane, Loxley Road, Holme Lane and Limbrick CloseDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF567
- New York including Lyme Street, Marsh Street, Sheffield Road, Main Street and Canal Association and Lock HouseDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF631
- Sharrow Vale, Sheffield including Bruce Road, Eastwood Road, Neill Road, Ecclesall Road and Rosedale GardensDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF583
- River Sheaf and its tributariesDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF968
- Sheffield including Corporation Street, Bridge Street, Millsands, Nursery Street, Spitalfields, Stanley Street, Derek Dooley Way, Wicker and Blonk StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF622
- Sheffield including Pond Hill, Pond Street and Harmer LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF595
- Whiston Brook at WhistonDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF990
- Owlerton, Sheffield including Club Mill RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF618
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.