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Gipton South Parkway water level

River gauge, Wyke Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for late October

Water level

0.06m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.99 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
0.050.10mOct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Bottom of normal range0.050.10mOct 14Oct 17Oct 21Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.2mSep 21Sep 28Oct 6Oct 13Oct 21Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mSep 21Oct 6Oct 21Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The gauge at Gipton South Parkway reads 0.06 m, a normal level for late October.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 0.06 m for late October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.12 m (−0.06 m).

The water is rising: up 0.01 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 above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.02 m – 0.12 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−0.06 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

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

20 Tue 12° 10° 6.2 mm, 100% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 16 mm, 82% Wind 30 km/h
22 Thu 11° 6° 0.6 mm, 25% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 22 mm, 98% Wind 23 km/h
24 Sat 12° 7° 5.9 mm, 86% Wind 24 km/h
25 Sun 12° 9° 0.4 mm, 88% Wind 33 km/h
26 Mon 18° 9° 0.6 mm, 54% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Other gauges on Wyke Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Leeds Killingbeck DamRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.12 m Lowest on record +0.02 m 0.7 km
Leeds Killingbeck InscreenRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.42 m Normal +0.02 m 0.7 km
HaltonRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.12 m Normal +0.01 m 1.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stanks ScreenRiver gauge, Cock Beck 0.00 m Low ±0 3.0 km
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 23.71 m Low +0.02 m 4.1 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire 0.60 m Normal +0.03 m 4.1 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 22.50 m Normal +0.03 m 4.5 km
MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck 0.28 m Normal +0.01 m 6.1 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.57 m Normal +0.07 m 6.3 km
Farrer LaneRiver gauge, Oulton Beck 0.12 m Normal ±0 7.5 km

Questions and answers

How does Wyke Beck at Gipton South Parkway compare with last year?

It is 0.06 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 late October?

The median for late October is 0.06 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.02 m and 0.12 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 0.06 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Gipton South Parkway today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 02:15 BST, the water level was 0.06 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Gipton South Parkway rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Gipton South Parkway normal?

Normal for late 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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.06 m 2026-10-21 01:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Gipton South Parkway (ea:L17013). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/gipton-south-parkway

How we check values

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