Descriptions
Update 12 November 2025, 4:55pm
The following flood gates / locks are closed: Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate Ledgard Flood Gate Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 11 November 2025, 2:07pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed: Anchor Pit Flood Gate
All other flood gates will remain open.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 10 November 2025, 9:54am
River Levels have fallen the following flood gates / locks are open: Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate Ledgard Flood Gate Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 27 October 2025, 2:14pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed: Ledgard Flood Gates, Anchor Pit Flood Gate, Cooper Bridge.Flood Gate
The other food locks will remain open.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 27 October 2025, 2:12pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed: Ledgard Flood Gates, Anchor Pit Flood Gate, Cooper Bridge Flood Gate
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 26 October 2025, 8:16pm
Due to a lack of forecasted rain, we have been able to reopen the floodgates at the following sites: The following flood gates / locks are closed:
Ledgard Flood Gate is closed but user operable. Water levels at Brighouse should now have returned to normal
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
The follwing flood gates / locks are open: Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate
Update 25 October 2025, 11:04am
Due to a lack of forecasted rain, we have been able to reopen the floodgates at the following sites: The following flood gates / locks are closed:
Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate Ledgard Flood Gate is closed but user operable. Water levels at Brighouse should now have returned to normal Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
The follwing flood gates / locks are open:
Anchor Pit Flood Gate
Update 23 October 2025, 1:12pm
Due to a lack of forecasted rain, we have been able to reopen the floodgates at the following sites: The following flood gates / locks are closed: Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate
Ledgard Flood Gate is closed but user operable.
Water levels at Brighouse should now have returned to normal
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 20 October 2025, 3:05pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed: Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate Ledgard Flood Gate Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 3 October 2025, 8:01pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed: Ledgard Flood Gates, Anchor Pit Flood Gate, Cooper Bridge Flood Gate, Battyeford Flood Gate, Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate & Thornes Flood Gate. Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 22 September 2025, 5:37pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed but user operable: Ledgard Flood Gates
The following flood gates / locks are now open: Anchor Pit Flood Gate, Cooper Bridge Flood Gate, Battyeford Flood Gate, Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate & Thornes Flood Gate.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 20 September 2025, 7:49pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. All the flood gates on the Calder and Hebble are closed.
Flood locks are passable and are operational by boaters. River levels are being closely monitored and flood gates will be reopened when river levels allow. Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 12 September 2025, 9:03am
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen. The following flood gates / locks are closed but user operable: Ledgard Flood Gates
The following flood gates / locks remain open: Anchor Pit Flood Gate, Cooper Bridge Flood Gate, Battyeford Flood Gate, Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate & Thornes Flood Gate.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 11 June 2025, 3:18pm
River Levels have fallen the following flood gates / locks are open:
Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate Ledgard Flood Gate
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Update 6 June 2025, 3:32pm
With recent rainfall, river levels have risen.
The following flood gates / locks are closed but user operable:
Ledgard Flood Gates
The following flood gates / locks remain open:
Anchor Pit Flood Gate, Cooper Bridge Flood Gate, Battyeford Flood Gate, Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate & Thornes Flood Gate.
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
Original 1 May 2025, 5:30pm
River Levels have fallen the following flood gates / locks are open:
Anchor Pit Flood Gate Cooper Bridge Flood Gate Battyeford Flood Gate Longcut/Thornhill Flood Gate Thornes Flood Gate
Please check the Strong Stream Warning board and marker at each flood lock before entering the river section of navigation.
