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Lower River Aire catchment

River Aire from Ferrybridge to Chapel Haddlesey

Flood alert area River Aire North Yorkshire, Wakefield Yorkshire

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Birkin Holme Washlands in this area

River Aire • Broomfleet Weighton Lock • 1.0 km (downstream)

Rising · normal

Chapel Haddlesey in this area

River Aire • Chapel Haddlesey • 2.2 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Beal Weir Bridge in this area

River Aire • Beal • 2.6 km (downstream)

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Knottingley Bank Dole Lock in this area

River Aire • Knottingley • 4.9 km (upstream)

structure gauge

Ferrybridge Lock in this area

River Aire • Ferrybridge • 7.2 km (upstream)

structure gauge

River Aire • Snaith • 9.9 km (downstream)

River Aire • Castleford • 12.9 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

River Aire • Airmyn • 16.8 km (downstream)

Oulton Lemonroyd

River Aire • Oulton Lemonroyd • 17.2 km (upstream)

Rising · normal

Leeds Knostrop Weir Flood Alleviation Scheme

River Aire • Leeds Knostrop Weir • 23.5 km (upstream)

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Flood Event History (32)

15 Nov 2025 at 8:13am Flood Alert

6 Jan 2025 at 10:41am Flood Alert

1 Jan 2025 at 11:30am Flood Alert

23 Nov 2024 at 4:51pm Flood Alert

1 Jan 2024 at 7:21pm Flood Alert

27 Dec 2023 at 5:55pm Flood Alert

9 Dec 2023 at 6:45pm Flood Alert

20 Oct 2023 at 2:42pm Flood Alert

20 Feb 2022 at 9:50pm Flood Alert

6 Feb 2022 at 5:58pm Flood Alert

6 Feb 2021 at 1:24pm Flood Alert

22 Jan 2021 at 9:36am Flood Alert

20 Jan 2021 at 7:59am Flood Alert

21 Feb 2020 at 4:38pm Flood Alert

16 Feb 2020 at 10:38am Flood Alert

9 Feb 2020 at 7:32pm Flood Alert

26 Oct 2019 at 8:36am Flood Alert

29 Sep 2019 at 3:22pm Flood Alert

17 Mar 2019 at 6:11am Flood Alert

25 Dec 2015 at 1:30pm Flood Alert

12 Dec 2015 at 8:57pm Flood Alert

15 Nov 2015 at 10:54am Flood Alert

19 Dec 2014 at 7:45am Flood Alert

1 Jan 2013 at 10:14am Flood Alert

20 Dec 2012 at 2:34pm Flood Alert

24 Sep 2012 at 3:45pm Flood Alert

17 Aug 2012 at 1:23pm Flood Alert

23 Jun 2012 at 4:58am Flood Alert

26 Apr 2012 at 11:02pm Flood Alert

5 Jan 2012 at 9:56pm Flood Alert

4 Jan 2012 at 1:07pm Flood Alert

5 Feb 2011 at 7:08pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 137212 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 123WAF962

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