Birkin Holme Washlands water level

Name: Birkin Holme Washlands water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Aire, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.68m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST (39 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Aire at Birkin Holme Washlands is at 0.68 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.26 m to 5.50 m.

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.56 m and 0.70 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.26 m – 5.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.56 m – 0.70 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.61 m – 0.67 m
Highest on record: 5.63 mDecember 28, 2015
Lowest on record: −0.02 mJanuary 9, 2010

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Aire

The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 9° 7.5 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 2.9 mm, 96% Wind 18 km/h

21 Wed 12° 8° 17 mm, 57% Wind 30 km/h

22 Thu 10° 5° – Wind 16 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 14 mm, 92% Wind 25 km/h

24 Sat 11° 8° 1.0 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h

25 Sun 15° 9° 1.4 mm, 57% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min Waxing gibbous 69%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Chapel HaddleseyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.26 m	Normal	−0.09 m	1.2 km
Beal Weir BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.40 m	Normal	−0.20 m	3.5 km
Knottingley Bank Dole LockRiver gauge, River Aire	0.53 m	Low	−0.23 m	5.7 km
Ferrybridge LockRiver gauge, River Aire	0.15 m	Low	−0.02 m	8.1 km
Carlton BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.30 m	Normal	+0.02 m	9.0 km
CastlefordRiver gauge, River Aire	1.18 m	Normal	−0.12 m	14 km
AirmynRiver gauge, River Aire	2.91 m	No reference yet	±0	16 km
Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire	0.33 m	Normal	−0.16 m	18 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	22.46 m	Normal	−0.06 m	25 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	23.68 m	Low	−0.03 m	26 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire	0.57 m	Normal	−0.03 m	26 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.47 m	Normal	−0.14 m	29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Roall IngsRiver gauge, Roall Dyke	0.79 m	Very high	+0.03 m	1.1 km
West Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, Aire Washlands	0.47 m	Normal	+0.01 m	4.3 km
Hensall IngsRiver gauge, Wheelan Dyke	−0.56 m	Normal	−0.07 m	4.9 km
West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond	0.24 m	Very low	±0	6.5 km
Selby Dam Pumping StationRiver gauge, Selby Dam	2.02 m	High	±0	8.0 km
Gowdall IngsRiver gauge	0.94 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.1 km
Ferrybridge FishergateRiver gauge, Wash Dike	0.20 m	High	−0.04 m	8.1 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Aire at Birkin Holme Washlands?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.26 m to 5.50 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.68 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Birkin Holme Washlands today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST, the water level was 0.68 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Birkin Holme Washlands rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Birkin Holme Washlands normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Birkin Holme Washlands?

The highest level on record is 5.63 m on December 28, 2015. The lowest is −0.02 m on January 9, 2010.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L1815 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.73159, -1.14733 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.68 m	2026-10-20 15:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Birkin Holme Washlands (ea:L1815). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/birkin-holme-washlands

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer