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Knottingley Bank Dole Lock water level

River gauge, River Aire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.61m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 4.72 m Lowest on record 0.26 m

History

History
0.40.60.81.0mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.40.60.81.0mOct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range
24mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range24mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
123mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026123mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Knottingley Bank Dole Lock, where the gauge shows 0.61 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.60 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.48 m, a difference of +0.14 m.

It is still going down, by 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.46 m – 0.77 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
0.60 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.47 m – 1.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.43 m – 3.85 m
Same day last year
0.48 m+0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.46 m – 0.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.37 m – 3.01 m
Highest on record
4.72 mJune 26, 2007
Lowest on record
0.26 mOctober 6, 2007

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Aire

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.

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: 7.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 13° 11° 5.5 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 37 mm, 84% Wind 32 km/h
22 Thu 10° 6° – Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 14 mm, 88% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 11° 8° 0.9 mm, 86% Wind 23 km/h
25 Sun 15° 9° 1.2 mm, 67% Wind 27 km/h
26 Mon 17° 9° 5.9 mm, 44% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 68%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Beal Weir BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire 0.48 m Normal −0.03 m 2.3 km
Ferrybridge LockRiver gauge, River Aire 0.13 m Low −0.02 m 2.7 km
Birkin Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, River Aire 0.68 m Normal ±0 5.7 km
Chapel HaddleseyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.25 m Normal −0.03 m 6.8 km
CastlefordRiver gauge, River Aire 1.16 m Low −0.12 m 9.0 km
Carlton BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire −0.52 m Very low −0.44 m 13 km
Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire 0.32 m Normal −0.18 m 14 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 22.45 m Normal −0.07 m 20 km
AirmynRiver gauge, River Aire 2.91 m No reference yet −0.06 m 21 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 23.68 m Low −0.05 m 22 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire 0.56 m Normal −0.05 m 22 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.46 m Normal −0.20 m 25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
West Holme WashlandsRiver gauge, Aire Washlands 0.43 m Normal ±0 1.7 km
Ferrybridge FishergateRiver gauge, Wash Dike 0.22 m High −0.07 m 2.6 km
Pontefract Wash DikeRiver gauge, Wash Dike 0.14 m Normal −0.03 m 4.6 km
Roall IngsRiver gauge, Roall Dyke 0.75 m Very high +0.04 m 5.2 km
Fairburn SluicesRiver gauge, Aire Washlands 0.36 m Low −0.01 m 5.3 km
Went BridgeRiver gauge, River Went 0.59 m High −0.01 m 7.1 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Aire at Knottingley Bank Dole Lock higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.14 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.48 m.

What is a normal level for the River Aire at Knottingley Bank Dole Lock in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.60 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.47 m and 1.05 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Knottingley Bank Dole Lock today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Knottingley Bank Dole Lock rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Knottingley Bank Dole Lock 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 Knottingley Bank Dole Lock?

The highest level on record is 4.72 m on June 26, 2007. The lowest is 0.26 m on October 6, 2007.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L1805 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.70991, -1.22578 (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 0.61 m 2026-10-20 12:15 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Knottingley Bank Dole Lock (ea:L1805). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/knottingley-bank-dole-lock

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