At 6:30am, Sunday 24th November GMT
Within the usual range for this location
Steady, no change from previous measurement at 6:15am, Sunday 24th November GMT
Balne Beck, Alverthorpe Beck and Ings Beck at Wakefield Westgate
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
Flood Alert
River Calder at Wakefield - Fall Ings and Belle Vue
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
Darker blue shaded areas on long term data indicate maximum and minimum levels for the date (you may need to zoom in closer to see them).
Long term data may have gaps where the API data was not available.
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Please note: Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
The usual range of the River Calder at Wakefield is between 0.04m and 0.85m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.
The typical recent level of the River Calder at Wakefield over the past 12 months has been between 0.02m and 0.21m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year.
The highest level ever recorded at the River Calder at Wakefield is 1.65m, reached on Sunday 9th February 2020 at 10:30pm.
Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.
Other monitoring locations on the River Calder
Portsmouth Lennox Road Todmorden
Todmorden Millwood Todmorden Callis Bridge Hebden Bridge Brearley
Sowerby Bridge
Copley Bridge Elland
Brighouse Heaton Lodge
Ledgard Bridge Dewsbury Horbury Birkwood MethleyMonitoring locations on nearby rivers
Ings Beck at Wakefield Colinsway Ings Beck at Wakefield Westgate Balne Beck at Wakefield Brooks Bank Oakenshaw Beck at Wakefield Oakenshaw
Alverthorpe Beck at Wakefield Henry Street Br Balne Beck at Wrenthorpe Alverthorpe Beck at Wakefield Grasmere Road Oulton Beck at Lofthouse Bushy Beck at Fenton Dam Oulton Beck at Farrer Lane River Aire at Oulton Lemonroyd Lowther Washlands Compartment B