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Stanks Screen water level

River gauge, Cock Beck, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.00m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.26 m Lowest on record -0.09 m

History

History
-0.00.10.2mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.2mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.2mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

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.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° 0.1 mm, 49% Wind 17 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 1.8 mm, 59% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 5° 4.0 mm, 43% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 13° 9° 8.0 mm, 39% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 11° 8° 0.6 mm, 28% Wind 37 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 3.4 mm, 66% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 42%

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

ParameterLast valueTime (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

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