River level River Calder at Wakefield

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Latest recorded level 0.28m at 9:00pm Friday 10 July 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-10T20:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-10T19:45Z	0.285	false
2020-07-10T19:30Z	0.285	false
2020-07-10T19:15Z	0.285	false
2020-07-10T19:00Z	0.284	false
2020-07-10T18:45Z	0.282	false
2020-07-10T18:30Z	0.281	false
2020-07-10T18:15Z	0.275	false
2020-07-10T18:00Z	0.272	false
2020-07-10T17:45Z	0.27	false
2020-07-10T17:30Z	0.267	false
2020-07-10T17:15Z	0.263	false
2020-07-10T17:00Z	0.259	false
2020-07-10T16:45Z	0.257	false
2020-07-10T16:30Z	0.255	false
2020-07-10T16:15Z	0.252	false
2020-07-10T16:00Z	0.252	false
2020-07-10T15:45Z	0.252	false
2020-07-10T15:30Z	0.253	false
2020-07-10T15:15Z	0.252	false
2020-07-10T15:00Z	0.252	false
2020-07-10T14:45Z	0.253	false
2020-07-10T14:30Z	0.254	false
2020-07-10T14:15Z	0.257	false
2020-07-10T14:00Z	0.258	false
2020-07-10T13:45Z	0.259	false
2020-07-10T13:30Z	0.257	false
2020-07-10T13:15Z	0.259	false
2020-07-10T13:00Z	0.261	false
2020-07-10T12:45Z	0.262	false
2020-07-10T12:30Z	0.263	false
2020-07-10T12:15Z	0.266	false
2020-07-10T12:00Z	0.267	false
2020-07-10T11:45Z	0.27	false
2020-07-10T11:30Z	0.27	false
2020-07-10T11:15Z	0.27	false
2020-07-10T11:00Z	0.271	false
2020-07-10T10:45Z	0.273	false
2020-07-10T10:30Z	0.275	false
2020-07-10T10:15Z	0.275	false
2020-07-10T10:00Z	0.277	false
2020-07-10T09:45Z	0.276	false
2020-07-10T09:30Z	0.28	false
2020-07-10T09:15Z	0.281	false
2020-07-10T09:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-10T08:45Z	0.286	false
2020-07-10T08:30Z	0.287	false
2020-07-10T08:15Z	0.29	false
2020-07-10T08:00Z	0.291	false
2020-07-10T07:45Z	0.293	false
2020-07-10T07:30Z	0.295	false
2020-07-10T07:15Z	0.296	false
2020-07-10T07:00Z	0.297	false
2020-07-10T06:45Z	0.3	false
2020-07-10T06:30Z	0.302	false
2020-07-10T06:15Z	0.304	false
2020-07-10T06:00Z	0.306	false
2020-07-10T05:45Z	0.307	false
2020-07-10T05:30Z	0.31	false
2020-07-10T05:15Z	0.312	false
2020-07-10T05:00Z	0.315	false
2020-07-10T04:45Z	0.317	false
2020-07-10T04:30Z	0.32	false
2020-07-10T04:15Z	0.322	false
2020-07-10T04:00Z	0.326	false
2020-07-10T03:45Z	0.328	false
2020-07-10T03:30Z	0.334	false
2020-07-10T03:15Z	0.334	false
2020-07-10T03:00Z	0.338	false
2020-07-10T02:45Z	0.34	false
2020-07-10T02:30Z	0.343	false
2020-07-10T02:15Z	0.345	false
2020-07-10T02:00Z	0.347	false
2020-07-10T01:45Z	0.351	false
2020-07-10T01:30Z	0.353	false
2020-07-10T01:15Z	0.357	false
2020-07-10T01:00Z	0.361	false
2020-07-10T00:45Z	0.362	false
2020-07-10T00:30Z	0.365	false
2020-07-10T00:15Z	0.367	false
2020-07-10T00:00Z	0.367	false
2020-07-09T23:45Z	0.371	false
2020-07-09T23:30Z	0.373	false
2020-07-09T23:15Z	0.375	false
2020-07-09T23:00Z	0.376	false
2020-07-09T22:45Z	0.378	false
2020-07-09T22:30Z	0.379	false
2020-07-09T22:15Z	0.382	false
2020-07-09T22:00Z	0.384	false
2020-07-09T21:45Z	0.387	false
2020-07-09T21:30Z	0.39	false
2020-07-09T21:15Z	0.392	false
2020-07-09T21:00Z	0.396	false
2020-07-09T20:45Z	0.397	false
2020-07-09T20:30Z	0.4	false
2020-07-09T20:15Z	0.405	false
2020-07-09T20:00Z	0.407	false
2020-07-09T19:45Z	0.411	false
2020-07-09T19:30Z	0.415	false
2020-07-09T19:15Z	0.422	false
2020-07-09T19:00Z	0.427	false
2020-07-09T18:45Z	0.434	false
2020-07-09T18:30Z	0.441	false
2020-07-09T18:15Z	0.446	false
2020-07-09T18:00Z	0.453	false
2020-07-09T17:45Z	0.462	false
2020-07-09T17:30Z	0.469	false
2020-07-09T17:15Z	0.474	false
2020-07-09T17:00Z	0.482	false
2020-07-09T16:45Z	0.489	false
2020-07-09T16:30Z	0.498	false
2020-07-09T16:15Z	0.508	false
2020-07-09T16:00Z	0.516	false
2020-07-09T15:45Z	0.526	false
2020-07-09T15:30Z	0.536	false
2020-07-09T15:15Z	0.545	false
2020-07-09T15:00Z	0.556	false
2020-07-09T14:45Z	0.564	false
2020-07-09T14:30Z	0.575	false
2020-07-09T14:15Z	0.587	false
2020-07-09T14:00Z	0.596	false
2020-07-09T13:45Z	0.605	false
2020-07-09T13:30Z	0.615	false
2020-07-09T13:15Z	0.625	false
2020-07-09T13:00Z	0.636	false
2020-07-09T12:45Z	0.642	false
2020-07-09T12:30Z	0.65	false
2020-07-09T12:15Z	0.658	false
2020-07-09T12:00Z	0.666	false
2020-07-09T11:45Z	0.673	false
2020-07-09T11:30Z	0.674	false
2020-07-09T11:15Z	0.678	false
2020-07-09T11:00Z	0.679	false
2020-07-09T10:45Z	0.679	false
2020-07-09T10:30Z	0.674	false
2020-07-09T10:15Z	0.667	false
2020-07-09T10:00Z	0.637	false
2020-07-09T09:45Z	0.632	false
2020-07-09T09:30Z	0.625	false
2020-07-09T09:15Z	0.614	false
2020-07-09T09:00Z	0.604	false
2020-07-09T08:45Z	0.6	false
2020-07-09T08:30Z	0.588	false
2020-07-09T08:15Z	0.572	false
2020-07-09T08:00Z	0.558	false
2020-07-09T07:45Z	0.54	false
2020-07-09T07:30Z	0.521	false
2020-07-09T07:15Z	0.504	false
2020-07-09T07:00Z	0.489	false
2020-07-09T06:45Z	0.474	false
2020-07-09T06:30Z	0.461	false
2020-07-09T06:15Z	0.446	false
2020-07-09T06:00Z	0.433	false
2020-07-09T05:45Z	0.421	false
2020-07-09T05:30Z	0.407	false
2020-07-09T05:15Z	0.396	false
2020-07-09T05:00Z	0.386	false
2020-07-09T04:45Z	0.376	false
2020-07-09T04:30Z	0.366	false
2020-07-09T04:15Z	0.352	false
2020-07-09T04:00Z	0.344	false
2020-07-09T03:45Z	0.327	false
2020-07-09T03:30Z	0.317	false
2020-07-09T03:15Z	0.306	false
2020-07-09T03:00Z	0.296	false
2020-07-09T02:45Z	0.287	false
2020-07-09T02:30Z	0.278	false
2020-07-09T02:15Z	0.27	false
2020-07-09T02:00Z	0.257	false
2020-07-09T01:45Z	0.247	false
2020-07-09T01:30Z	0.238	false
2020-07-09T01:15Z	0.223	false
2020-07-09T01:00Z	0.214	false
2020-07-09T00:45Z	0.205	false
2020-07-09T00:30Z	0.194	false
2020-07-09T00:15Z	0.185	false
2020-07-09T00:00Z	0.179	false
2020-07-08T23:45Z	0.174	false
2020-07-08T23:30Z	0.168	false
2020-07-08T23:15Z	0.164	false
2020-07-08T23:00Z	0.163	false
2020-07-08T22:45Z	0.155	false
2020-07-08T22:30Z	0.151	false
2020-07-08T22:15Z	0.148	false
2020-07-08T22:00Z	0.144	false
2020-07-08T21:45Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T21:30Z	0.141	false
2020-07-08T21:15Z	0.14	false
2020-07-08T21:00Z	0.14	false
2020-07-08T20:45Z	0.139	false
2020-07-08T20:30Z	0.138	false
2020-07-08T20:15Z	0.139	false
2020-07-08T20:00Z	0.139	false
2020-07-08T19:45Z	0.139	false
2020-07-08T19:30Z	0.139	false
2020-07-08T19:15Z	0.14	false
2020-07-08T19:00Z	0.142	false
2020-07-08T18:45Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T18:30Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T18:15Z	0.144	false
2020-07-08T18:00Z	0.145	false
2020-07-08T17:45Z	0.146	false
2020-07-08T17:30Z	0.147	false
2020-07-08T17:15Z	0.148	false
2020-07-08T17:00Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T16:45Z	0.151	false
2020-07-08T16:30Z	0.152	false
2020-07-08T16:15Z	0.152	false
2020-07-08T16:00Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T15:45Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T15:30Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T15:15Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T15:00Z	0.154	false
2020-07-08T14:45Z	0.154	false
2020-07-08T14:30Z	0.155	false
2020-07-08T14:15Z	0.154	false
2020-07-08T14:00Z	0.154	false
2020-07-08T13:45Z	0.154	false
2020-07-08T13:30Z	0.154	false
2020-07-08T13:15Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T13:00Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T12:45Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T12:30Z	0.153	false
2020-07-08T12:15Z	0.152	false
2020-07-08T12:00Z	0.152	false
2020-07-08T11:45Z	0.151	false
2020-07-08T11:30Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T11:15Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T11:00Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T10:45Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T10:30Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T10:15Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T10:00Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T09:45Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T09:30Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T09:15Z	0.15	false
2020-07-08T09:00Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T08:45Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T08:30Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T08:15Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T08:00Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T07:45Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T07:30Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T07:15Z	0.148	false
2020-07-08T07:00Z	0.147	false
2020-07-08T06:45Z	0.147	false
2020-07-08T06:30Z	0.146	false
2020-07-08T06:15Z	0.144	false
2020-07-08T06:00Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T05:45Z	0.141	false
2020-07-08T05:30Z	0.139	false
2020-07-08T05:15Z	0.138	false
2020-07-08T05:00Z	0.137	false
2020-07-08T04:45Z	0.135	false
2020-07-08T04:30Z	0.134	false
2020-07-08T04:15Z	0.132	false
2020-07-08T04:00Z	0.132	false
2020-07-08T03:45Z	0.13	false
2020-07-08T03:30Z	0.129	false
2020-07-08T03:15Z	0.127	false
2020-07-08T03:00Z	0.126	false
2020-07-08T02:45Z	0.128	false
2020-07-08T02:30Z	0.124	false
2020-07-08T02:15Z	0.123	false
2020-07-08T02:00Z	0.121	false
2020-07-08T01:45Z	0.12	false
2020-07-08T01:30Z	0.118	false
2020-07-08T01:15Z	0.117	false
2020-07-08T01:00Z	0.117	false
2020-07-08T00:45Z	0.117	false
2020-07-08T00:30Z	0.117	false
2020-07-08T00:15Z	0.118	false
2020-07-08T00:00Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T23:45Z	0.117	false
2020-07-07T23:30Z	0.117	false
2020-07-07T23:15Z	0.117	false
2020-07-07T23:00Z	0.118	false
2020-07-07T22:45Z	0.118	false
2020-07-07T22:30Z	0.117	false
2020-07-07T22:15Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T22:00Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T21:45Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T21:30Z	0.118	false
2020-07-07T21:15Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T21:00Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T20:45Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T20:30Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T20:15Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T20:00Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T19:45Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T19:30Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T19:15Z	0.118	false
2020-07-07T19:00Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T18:45Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T18:30Z	0.116	false
2020-07-07T18:15Z	0.115	false
2020-07-07T18:00Z	0.114	false
2020-07-07T17:45Z	0.113	false
2020-07-07T17:30Z	0.113	false
2020-07-07T17:15Z	0.112	false
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2020-07-07T16:45Z	0.113	false
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2020-07-06T12:45Z	0.177	false
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2020-07-06T12:15Z	0.182	false
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2020-07-06T05:15Z	0.166	false
2020-07-06T05:00Z	0.165	false
2020-07-06T04:45Z	0.166	false
2020-07-06T04:30Z	0.166	false
2020-07-06T04:15Z	0.158	false
2020-07-06T04:00Z	0.156	false
2020-07-06T03:45Z	0.155	false
2020-07-06T03:30Z	0.153	false
2020-07-06T03:15Z	0.152	false
2020-07-06T03:00Z	0.156	false
2020-07-06T02:45Z	0.152	false
2020-07-06T02:30Z	0.152	false
2020-07-06T02:15Z	0.158	false
2020-07-06T02:00Z	0.153	false
2020-07-06T01:45Z	0.154	false
2020-07-06T01:30Z	0.153	false
2020-07-06T01:15Z	0.157	false
2020-07-06T01:00Z	0.154	false
2020-07-06T00:45Z	0.156	false
2020-07-06T00:30Z	0.156	false
2020-07-06T00:15Z	0.152	false
2020-07-06T00:00Z	0.153	false
2020-07-05T23:45Z	0.156	false
2020-07-05T23:30Z	0.159	false
2020-07-05T23:15Z	0.159	false
2020-07-05T23:00Z	0.159	false
2020-07-05T22:45Z	0.158	false
2020-07-05T22:30Z	0.163	false
2020-07-05T22:15Z	0.164	false
2020-07-05T22:00Z	0.162	false
2020-07-05T21:45Z	0.158	false
2020-07-05T21:30Z	0.159	false
2020-07-05T21:15Z	0.16	false
2020-07-05T21:00Z	0.156	false
2020-07-05T20:45Z	0.154	false
2020-07-05T20:30Z	0.156	false
2020-07-05T20:15Z	0.152	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Wakefield
• Station ID: 8209
• River name: River Calder
• Typical range: 0.04m to 0.85m
• Highest level on record: 1.65m on 09 February 2020
• Site datum: 22.02mAOD (what does this mean?)

How are river levels measured?

The Environment agency uses a network of monitoring stations across the country. Each one has its own datum - a height in metres fixed relative to mean sea level. This height is expressed as metres above ordnance datum (mAOD). The river levels we provide for each monitoring station are all relative to its site datum.

If we didn't do this, we'd show some very high measurements, which could cause confusion. By using a local site datum, the river levels are easier to understand, especially by users familiar with the data from a particular monitoring station.

A river's height above ordnance datum can be seen by adding the site datum to the river level.

How often are river levels measured?

We use measuring stations like this one to collect water level data, usually once or twice a day. We collect data more frequently when there's a greater risk of flooding. That's why the graph might show a short time lag since the last measurement.

How might river levels affect flood risk?

Typical range

This is the usual range of river levels at this station, based on historical data.

Above typical

This means that flooding is possible because river levels at this station are currently higher than usual.
Many factors can influence the possibility of flooding - river levels are only one indicator. Always check if there's a flood warning in place at a particular location.

Below typical

This means that river levels at this station are currently lower than usual.
Drought or water management measures may be in place. Please check for the latest information on water resources and restrictions in your area.

• View nearby measuring stations

• View the flood information service for England
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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