Environment Agency monitoring station
Pontefract Wash Dike
Wash Dike · Pontefract · Aire and Calder catchment
EA station reference
L1813
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
- Wash Dike
- Catchment
- Aire and Calder
- Nearest named place
- Pontefract
- EA opening date
- 16 May 2000
- Coordinates
- 53.69960, -1.29292
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
- River Aire from Ferrybridge to Chapel HaddleseyDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF962
- 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
- 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
- Brotherton including Low Street, Church Street, Hall Court and Marsh CroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF135
- Mickletown including Main Street, Nelson Court, Lower Mickletown, Moor View, Pinfold Lane and Barnsdale RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF126
- Knottingley including Cow Lane, West Ings Lane, West Ings Way, Marsh End, Marsh Lane, Fernley Green Road, Common Lane, Trundles Lane and Stocking LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF138
- Castleford including Savile Road, Aire Street, Bridge Street, Francis Street, Queen Street, School Street, Princess Street, Smith Street and Green LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF133
- Methley and Mickletown including the B6135, Green Lane, Watergate, Embleton Road, Church Side, Little Church Lane, Church Lane, Mulberry Gardens, Balmoral Drive, Summerhill Road, Oaksfield and Pinfold LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF362
- Allerton Ings including the A656 Barnsdale Road between Allerton Bywater and CastlefordDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF129
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.