Leeds Crown Point water level

Name: Leeds Crown Point water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Aire, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.55m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST (56 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

Water levels are unremarkable at Leeds Crown Point, where the gauge shows 0.55 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.62 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.08 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.60 m, a difference of −0.05 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.55 m – 0.58 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: 0.62 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.44 m – 0.80 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 0.53 m – 1.50 m
Same day last year: 0.60 m−0.05 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.55 m – 0.58 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.46 m – 1.07 m
Highest on record: 2.96 mDecember 27, 2015
Lowest on record: 0.36 mAugust 8, 2004

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

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

18 Sun 13° 8° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 14° 10° 3.3 mm, 84% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 10 mm, 67% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 1.3 mm, 60% Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 2.7 mm, 32% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 10° 5° – Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Aire

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	23.66 m	Very low	−0.02 m	0.1 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire	22.40 m	Low	−0.02 m	2.5 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.43 m	Normal	−0.08 m	2.7 km
Kirkstall AbbeyRiver gauge, River Aire	1.47 m	Low	−0.03 m	5.4 km
Oulton LemonroydRiver gauge, River Aire	0.28 m	Low	−0.07 m	9.0 km
Apperley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.06 m	Lowest on record	−0.05 m	12 km
CastlefordRiver gauge, River Aire	1.12 m	Very low	−0.06 m	14 km
SaltaireRiver gauge, River Aire	0.37 m	Low	−0.03 m	17 km
Ferrybridge LockRiver gauge, River Aire	0.12 m	Low	±0	20 km
Cottingley BridgeRiver gauge, River Aire	0.47 m	Normal	−0.04 m	20 km
BingleyRiver gauge, River Aire	0.26 m	Normal	−0.02 m	21 km
Knottingley Bank Dole LockRiver gauge, River Aire	0.49 m	Low	−0.09 m	22 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Leeds Killingbeck DamRiver gauge, Wyke Beck	0.08 m	Lowest on record	−0.02 m	3.5 km
Leeds Killingbeck InscreenRiver gauge, Wyke Beck	0.39 m	Low	−0.02 m	3.5 km
HaltonRiver gauge, Wyke Beck	0.09 m	Low	−0.02 m	3.7 km
WortleyRiver gauge, Wortley Beck	0.06 m	Low	−0.02 m	3.8 km
Gipton South ParkwayRiver gauge, Wyke Beck	0.05 m	Normal	−0.03 m	4.1 km
MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck	0.23 m	Normal	±0	4.4 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Aire at Leeds Crown Point higher than last year?

No, it is 0.05 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.60 m.

What is a normal level for the River Aire at Leeds Crown Point in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.62 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.44 m and 0.80 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 0.55 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Leeds Crown Point today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST, the water level was 0.55 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Leeds Crown Point rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Leeds Crown Point 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 Leeds Crown Point?

The highest level on record is 2.96 m on December 27, 2015. The lowest is 0.36 m on August 8, 2004.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L1707 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.79420, -1.53543 (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	0.55 m	2026-10-18 12:15	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Leeds Crown Point (ea:L1707). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/leeds-crown-point

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