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River Calder level at Wakefield

Latest at 7:15pm on 9 December

Height
0.17m
Trend
Steady
State
Normal

Normal range 0.04m to 0.85m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.90m
Property flooding is possible above this level
Historical event: Flooding to properties at Calder Vale, Wakefield
Historical event: Flooding to properties at Thornes, Wakefield
Historical event: Flooding to property on Fall Ings Road, Wakefield
1.65m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (9 February 2020)
1.43m
Historical event: Flooding at Wakefield
1.20m
Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.
0.85m
Top of normal range
0.17m
Latest level

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

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