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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 13:32:38 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Mickletown Ings Washland is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Aire Washlands, in West Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
Towns and villages near Mickletown Ings Washland with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Allerton Bywater · Mickletown · Normanton · Rothwell · Featherstone · Sherburn in Elmet
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Aire, about 20 m from the middle of Mickletown Ings Washland's gauges. It flows into the River Ouse about 51 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Aire nearest the middle of Mickletown Ings Washland's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Mickletown Ings Washland is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Aire Washlands, in West Yorkshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Aire Washlands is monitored by 1 station (Mickletown Ings). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Mickletown Ings Washland. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Allerton Bywater including Leeds Road, Vicars Terrace, Main Street, Boat Lane, Victoria Street, Robinson Street, Back Lane and Station Road; Allerton Ings including the A656 Barnsdale Road between Allerton Bywater and Castleford; Whitwood Mere including Methley Road, and Riverside Way and Methley including Green Lane; Whitwood Mere including Methley Road, Ragan Close, Phillips Street, Pottery Street, Moss Street, Cross Street, Cinder Lane, Wood Street and Savile Road.
There are 29 storm overflows within 5km of Mickletown Ings Washland. None of the 28 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has no live status right now). Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Mickletown Ings Washland, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Mickletown Ings Washland gets about 638 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 63 mm; driest March, 43 mm). That is 45% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.9 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Mickletown Ings Washland has river level monitoring on Aire Washlands — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 60 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2007. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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