Environment Agency monitoring station
Sowerby Bridge
River Calder · Sowerby Bridge · Aire and Calder catchment
EA station reference
L1205
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
- Sowerby Bridge
- EA opening date
- 17 August 1996
- Coordinates
- 53.70788, -1.91209
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 Calder and its tributaries from Todmorden to BrighouseDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF963
- Properties along Halifax Road including Haugh Road, Shaw Wood Road and Stoodley GlenDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF308
- Brookfoot area including Grove Terrace, Grove Cottages and Brookfoot Business ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF324
- Mytholmroyd including Cragg Road, New Road, Orchard Business Park, Moderna Way Business Park, Caldene Avenue and Burnley RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF315
- Callis Bridge and Charlestown between Burnt Acres Wood Bottom and Calderside including Halifax Road and the Sewage Treatment worksDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF310
- Elland including North Dean Business Park, the sports ground and Park RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF322
- Brearley to Luddenden Foot including Station Road in Brearley, Ellen Royd Bridge, and Station Road and Mill Stream Drive in Luddenden FootDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF318
- Halifax Road adjacent to Common Bank WoodDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF309
- Brighouse at Brookfoot MillsDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF325
- Sowerby Bridge including Walton Street, Mearclough Road, including Railway Station on Holmes RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF320
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.