Stanks Screen water level
River gauge, Cock Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.00 m, Cock Beck at Stanks Screen is below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.02 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.00 m as well.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.01 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
- 0.02 m0.02 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- −0.02 m – 0.15 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- −0.03 m – 1.50 m
- Same day last year
- 0.00 m0.00 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- −0.01 m – 0.20 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.01 m – 0.47 m
- Highest on record
- 2.26 mJanuary 21, 2008
- Lowest on record
- −0.09 mAugust 25, 2008
On the river at Stanks Screen
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gipton South ParkwayRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.06 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 3.0 km |
| HaltonRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.12 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 3.4 km |
| Leeds Killingbeck DamRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.11 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 3.5 km |
| Leeds Killingbeck InscreenRiver gauge, Wyke Beck | 0.41 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 3.5 km |
| Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire | 22.46 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 6.7 km |
| Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation SchemeRiver gauge, River Aire | 23.68 m | Very low | ±0 | 7.0 km |
| Leeds Crown PointRiver gauge, River Aire | 0.57 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 7.0 km |
| Oulton St AidansRiver gauge, Aire Washlands | −0.04 m | Lowest on record | −0.01 m | 7.3 km |
Questions and answers
How does Cock Beck at Stanks Screen compare with last year?
It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.00 m.
What is a normal level for Cock Beck at Stanks Screen in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.02 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −0.02 m and 0.15 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 0.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Stanks Screen today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 19:15 BST, the water level was 0.00 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Stanks Screen rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Stanks Screen normal?
Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stanks Screen?
The highest level on record is 2.26 m on January 21, 2008. The lowest is −0.09 m on August 25, 2008.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:L2029(Agency page)- Coordinates
53.81660, -1.43572(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 | 0.00 m | 2026-10-17 18:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Stanks Screen (ea:L2029). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/west-yorkshire/stanks-screen
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