Chapel Haddlesey water level

Name: Chapel Haddlesey 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

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.36m Up 0.32 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 19 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Chapel Haddlesey reads 0.36 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.18 m above the median of 0.18 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.01 m (+0.36 m).

The water is rising: up 0.32 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.36 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.18 m0.18 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.03 m – 0.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.04 m – 2.50 m
Same day last year: 0.01 m+0.36 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.03 m – 0.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: −0.03 m – 2.28 m
Highest on record: 3.48 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record: −0.24 mSeptember 12, 1991

On the river at Chapel Haddlesey

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area 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: 4.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 9.7 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 12° 11° 16 mm, 78% Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 13° 7° 6.0 mm, 76% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 9° 6° 23 mm, 88% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 11° 5° 2.2 mm, 37% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Birkin Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, River Aire	0.65 m	Normal	−0.04 m	1.2 km
Beal Weir BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.62 m	Normal	+0.26 m	4.6 km
Knottingley Bank Dole LockRiver gauge, River Aire	0.77 m	Normal	+0.29 m	6.8 km
Carlton BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.19 m	Normal	+0.29 m	7.8 km
Ferrybridge LockRiver gauge, River Aire	0.16 m	Normal	+0.03 m	9.3 km
AirmynRiver gauge, River Aire	2.91 m	No reference yet	±0	15 km
CastlefordRiver gauge, River Aire	1.31 m	Normal	+0.18 m	15 km
Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire	0.49 m	Normal	+0.18 m	19 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	22.51 m	Normal	+0.08 m	26 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	23.71 m	Low	+0.04 m	28 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire	0.60 m	Normal	+0.04 m	28 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.60 m	Normal	+0.14 m	30 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Roall IngsRiver gauge, Roall Dyke	0.77 m	Very high	−0.04 m	1.6 km
Hensall IngsRiver gauge, Wheelan Dyke	−0.48 m	Normal	+0.07 m	3.8 km
West Marsh WashlandsRiver gauge, West Bank Pond	0.24 m	Very low	+0.02 m	5.3 km
West Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, Aire Washlands	0.40 m	Normal	−0.08 m	5.4 km
Gowdall IngsRiver gauge	0.95 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.9 km
Selby Dam Pumping StationRiver gauge, Selby Dam	2.02 m	High	±0	7.4 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Aire at Chapel Haddlesey compare with last year?

It is 0.36 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.01 m.

What is a normal level for the River Aire at Chapel Haddlesey in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.03 m and 0.64 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Chapel Haddlesey today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 17:15 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Up 0.32 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Chapel Haddlesey rising or falling?

Up 0.32 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Chapel Haddlesey normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Chapel Haddlesey?

The highest level on record is 3.48 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is −0.24 m on September 12, 1991.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L1803 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.73005, -1.12858 (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	0.36 m	2026-10-19 16:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Chapel Haddlesey (ea:L1803). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/chapel-haddlesey

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