Gipton South Parkway water level
River gauge, Wyke Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The gauge at Gipton South Parkway reads 0.05 m, a normal level for mid-October.
That puts it 0.01 m below the median of 0.06 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.12 m (−0.07 m).
The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.00 m and 0.20 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
- 0.06 m0.01 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.02 m – 0.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.05 m – 0.50 m
- Same day last year
- 0.12 m−0.07 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.00 m – 0.20 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.00 m – 0.37 m
- Highest on record
- 1.99 mJune 25, 2007
- Lowest on record
- −0.01 mSeptember 10, 2009
On the river at Gipton South Parkway
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 Wyke Beck
Wyke Beck is a stream that runs from Roundhay Park to the River Aire in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Described as an Urban Beck, the stream flows through housing estates and then an industrial landscape in its lower reaches. Wyke Beck has been prone to flooding so often, that remediation of its course and flood storage schemes have been initiated by Leeds City Council.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Wyke Beck
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Killingbeck DamRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.10 m | Lowest on record | −0.04 m | 0.7 km |
| Leeds Killingbeck InscreenRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.40 m | Low | −0.04 m | 0.7 km |
| HaltonRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.11 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 1.3 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanks ScreenRiver gauge, Cock Beck | 0.00 m | Low | −0.19 m | 3.0 km |
| Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire | 23.67 m | Low | −0.01 m | 4.1 km |
| Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.56 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 4.1 km |
| Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire | 22.45 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 4.5 km |
| MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck | 0.26 m | Normal | −0.08 m | 6.1 km |
| ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.46 m | Normal | −0.09 m | 6.3 km |
| Farrer LaneRiver gauge, Oulton Beck | 0.11 m | Normal | −0.05 m | 7.5 km |
Questions and answers
How does Wyke Beck at Gipton South Parkway compare with last year?
It is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.12 m.
What is a normal level for Wyke Beck at Gipton South Parkway in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.02 m and 0.11 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Gipton South Parkway today?
On 20 Oct 2026, 10:15 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Gipton South Parkway rising or falling?
Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Gipton South Parkway 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 Gipton South Parkway?
The highest level on record is 1.99 m on June 25, 2007. The lowest is −0.01 m on September 10, 2009.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L17013(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.81289, -1.48105(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 | 0.05 m | 2026-10-20 09:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Gipton South Parkway (ea:L17013). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/gipton-south-parkway
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer