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River Levels

Upper River Calder catchment

Message issued at 8:02am, Monday 15th December 2025

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Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

River levels in the Upper River Calder catchment are rising due to persistent rainfall. Levels are expected to continue to rise before peaking this afternoon.

Flooding of low lying land is possible on 15 December 2025 until the morning of Tuesday 16 December 2025. There may be surface water flooding issues during the heavier spells of rainfall.

This alert covers the River Calder and its tributaries from Todmorden to Brighouse, locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. Rainfall is expected to continue until the early hours of Tuesday morning.

We are not currently expecting to issue Flood Warnings, but we are monitoring the situation.

Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.

This message will be updated by 8:00PM on 15 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 8:02am, Monday 15th December 2025.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Upper River Calder catchment

Flood Warning Area Details

River Calder and its tributaries from Todmorden to Brighouse

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Rochdale

Watercourses covered: River Calder, Walsden Water, Hebden Water

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper River Calder catchment.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Walsden Water at Walsden
Walsden from Bottomley Lock to Clough Mill including Rochdale Road, Walsden Station and Walsden School

No current or recent warnings.

Walsden Water and Ramsden Clough at Walsden
Properties and mill buildings adjacent to Ramsden Clough in Walsden, including the cricket ground

No current or recent warnings.

Walsden Water at Gauxholme
Gauxholme including Bacup Road and Rochdale Road

No current or recent warnings.

Midgelden Brook at Bacup Road - Gauxholme
Gauxholme area including Bacup Road between Gorpley Wood and Gauxholme Bridge

No current or recent warnings.

Walsden Water at Todmorden from Shade to Salford
Shade to Salford including Rochdale Road, Lock Street, Shade Street, Cannon Street, Weir Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Central Todmorden
Properties and businesses in central Todmorden from the Library to Commercial Street including Halifax Road and Sackville Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Todmorden - Millwood
Millwood including Hallroyd Crescent, Lower Laith Avenue and Stonemere Avenue

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder from Todmorden to Eastwood
Properties along Halifax Road including Haugh Road, Shaw Wood Road and Stoodley Glen

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Eastwood
Halifax Road adjacent to Common Bank Wood

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Callis Bridge and Charlestown
Callis Bridge and Charlestown between Burnt Acres Wood Bottom and Calderside including Halifax Road and the Sewage Treatment works

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Hebden Bridge - Mytholm and Hebble End
Mytholm and Hebble End including Eaves Road, Church Lane, King Street, Market Street, Stubbing Drive, Stubbing Holme Road and Hebble End Bridge

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder and Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge
Central Hebden Bridge including New Road, Commercial Street, Holme Street, Crown Street, Hope Street, Albert Street, Royd Terrace, Hangingroyd Lane and Old Gate

No current or recent warnings.

Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge from Valley Road to Midgehole Road
Hebden Bridge including Midgehole Road, Foster Mill Bridge, Victoria Road, Valley Road and Hangingroyd Lane

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder and Cragg Brook at Mytholmroyd
Mytholmroyd including Cragg Road, New Road, Orchard Business Park, Moderna Way Business Park, Caldene Avenue and Burnley Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Central Mytholmroyd
Central Mytholmroyd along Burnley Road including the school Mytholmroyd Fire Station and Longfellow Court

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Horbury - The Strands
Horbury at Strands Cottage

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Brearley and Luddenden Foot
Brearley to Luddenden Foot including Station Road in Brearley, Ellen Royd Bridge, and Station Road and Mill Stream Drive in Luddenden Foot

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder and River Ryburn at Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge including Holling Mill Lane and Wharf Street, Chapel Lane, Walker Lane, Water Street, West Street and Norland Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder and River Ryburn at Central Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge including Walton Street, Mearclough Road, including Railway Station on Holmes Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Elland - North Dean Business Park to Park Road
Elland including North Dean Business Park, the sports ground and Park Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Elland - Saddleworth Road to Lowfields Business Park
Elland including Saddleworth Road, Halifax Road, Elland Bridge and Century Road, Premier Way, Lacy Way, Lowfields Way and Riverbank Way at Low Fields Business Park

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Brighouse - Brookfoot Business Park
Brookfoot area including Grove Terrace, Grove Cottages and Brookfoot Business Park

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Brighouse - Brookfoot Mills
Brighouse at Brookfoot Mills

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Brighouse - Nun Bank Wood
Nun Bank Hotel and pub and Robin Hood's Cottage on Wakefield Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Cooper Bridge
Cooper Bridge Road Sewage Treatment Works, Huddersfield Road Industrial Units and Battyeford sports ground

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Bradley
Bradley including Lower Quarry Road and Colne Bridge Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Central Mirfield
Central Mirfield including Lower Hopton industrial units, Low Mill Lane industrial estate, Parkfield Crescent, Calder View, Granny Lane, Steanard Lane and Back Station Road.

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Battyeford and Snake Hill
Properties and businesses along Huddersfield Road, Wood Lane, Waterside Walk, River Bank View and Fishermans Walk

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Ravensthorpe
Ravensthorpe including Low Mill Lane, Haverlock Street, Calder Road and Huddersfield Road including Holroyd Park

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Dewsbury
Dewsbury including the Power Station, Thornhill Lees, Thornhill Road area, Calder Bank Road, the football ground, Mill Street West and Mill Street East, Aldams Road, to Bretton Park Way and the Dewsbury Waste Water Treatment Works

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder at Dewsbury - Lodge Farm and Sands Mill
Dewsbury including Sands Mill, Lodge Farm and Lock Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Calder between Sowerby Bridge and Copley
Properties adjacent to Calder and Hebble Navigation between Sowerby Bridge and Copley

No current or recent warnings.

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