Environment Agency monitoring station
Darton
River Dearne · Darton · Don and Rother catchment
EA station reference
L0809
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 Dearne
- Catchment
- Don and Rother
- Nearest named place
- Darton
- EA opening date
- 17 April 2000
- Coordinates
- 53.58418, -1.52866
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.
- Thurgoland including Cheesebottom Farm and Cheesebottom sewage works. Oxspring including Oxspring Wire MillsDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF606
- Darton including Church Street, Church Close, Mill Lane and Barnsley Road. Barugh including Dearne Hall RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF400
- Healey Mills area and Horbury Bridge including Horbury Bridge Mill area, Bridge Road, Parklands Drive, Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Riverside Industrial Estate, Wakefield Commercial Park, Albert Mills and Horbury Station JunctionDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF373
- Horbury Junction including Dudfleet Mill, the sewage works, Broad Cut, the Industrial Estate and Calder Park incorporating Denby Dale Road and Thomas Maddison LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF358
- Penistone including Water Hall Lane and Wentworth MeadowsDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF605
- Thurlstone including Hoyle Mill Lane. Penistone including Barnsley RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF603
- Wakefield including Thornes, Thornes Industrial Estate, Greens Industrial Estate and Calder Vale RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF359
- Lundwood including Grange Lane, Lang Crescent, Lang Avenue, Michael Road, Martin's Road and the sewage worksDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF402
- Horbury at Strands CottageDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF317
- Baildon Dyke north of Skelmanthorpe at Park GateDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF742
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.