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Leeds Killingbeck Dam water level

River gauge, Wyke Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.08m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.93 m Lowest on record 0.16 m

History

0.100.150.200.25mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.100.150.200.25mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Wyke Beck at Leeds Killingbeck Dam is running at a record low at 0.08 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.16 m, from December 1, 2020. The usual range here runs from 0.16 m to 1.20 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.08 m and 0.25 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.16 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.08 m – 0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.08 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record
2.93 mMay 6, 2024
Lowest on record
0.16 mDecember 1, 2020
Lowest on record
0.08 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

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

18 Sun 12° 7° 0.1 mm, 49% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 12 mm, 100% Wind 22 km/h
20 Tue 12° 11° 17 mm, 80% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 3.6 mm, 75% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° – Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 27 mm, 85% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 2.8 mm, 42% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 21 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on Wyke Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Leeds Killingbeck InscreenRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.38 m Very low ±0 0.0 km
Gipton South ParkwayRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.07 m Normal +0.05 m 0.7 km
HaltonRiver gauge, Wyke Beck 0.09 m Low ±0 0.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 23.66 m Very low −0.01 m 3.5 km
Stanks ScreenRiver gauge, Cock Beck 0.00 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire 0.55 m Normal −0.01 m 3.5 km
Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire 22.42 m Low −0.02 m 3.8 km
ArmleyRiver gauge, River Aire 0.44 m Normal −0.03 m 5.8 km
MeanwoodRiver gauge, Meanwood Beck 0.23 m Normal ±0 5.9 km
Farrer LaneRiver gauge, Oulton Beck 0.08 m Very low ±0 7.1 km

Questions and answers

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 0.08 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Leeds Killingbeck Dam today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 03:30 BST, the water level was 0.08 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Leeds Killingbeck Dam rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Leeds Killingbeck Dam normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Leeds Killingbeck Dam?

The highest level on record is 2.93 m on May 6, 2024. The lowest is 0.16 m on December 1, 2020.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L17014 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.80792, -1.48702 (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 0.08 m 2026-10-19 02:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Leeds Killingbeck Dam (ea:L17014). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/leeds-killingbeck-dam

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