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Halton water level

River gauge, Wyke Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.11m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 Highest onrecord 1.74 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range0.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Wyke Beck at Halton is at 0.11 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m, based on 15 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. On the same day last year the reading was 0.06 m, a difference of +0.05 m.

It has dropped 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.09 m and 0.29 m.

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

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.11 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.07 m – 0.17 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Normal range
0.08 m – 1.15 m
Same day last year
0.06 m+0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.09 m – 0.29 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.06 m – 0.52 m
Highest on record
1.74 mAugust 23, 2017
Lowest on record
0.03 mJuly 18, 2013

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 Wyke Beck

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 7° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 12° 8° 0.9 mm, 25% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 14° 9° 1.4 mm, 73% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 9° 4.4 mm, 47% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 7.3 mm, 48% Wind 20 km/h
22 Thu 13° 5° 4.8 mm, 46% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 50 mm, 78% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 44%

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 −0.01 m 0.9 km
Leeds Killingbeck InscreenRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.40 m Low −0.02 m 0.9 km
Gipton South ParkwayRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.04 m Normal −0.03 m 1.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 22.45 m Normal −0.04 m 3.4 km
Stanks ScreenRiver gauge, Cock Beck 0.00 m Low ±0 3.4 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 23.68 m Very low ±0 3.6 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire 0.57 m Normal −0.01 m 3.7 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.51 m Normal −0.06 m 6.2 km
Farrer LaneRiver gauge, Oulton Beck 0.09 m Very low −0.02 m 6.2 km
MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck 0.23 m Normal −0.01 m 6.6 km

Questions and answers

Is Wyke Beck at Halton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.05 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.06 m.

What is a normal level for Wyke Beck at Halton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.11 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.07 m and 0.17 m, based on 15 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 0.11 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Halton today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.11 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Halton rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Halton normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Halton?

The highest level on record is 1.74 m on August 23, 2017. The lowest is 0.03 m on July 18, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L17012 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.80087, -1.48034 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.11 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Halton (ea:L17012). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/halton

How we check values

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