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Cononley

Aire
Aire and Calder catchment • Cononley • North Yorkshire • ID: L1505 • Level
(34m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 178 views

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Current Level
-0.160 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
-0.042 m
24h Min
-0.167 m
Typical Range
-0.03 - 1.06
m
Highest Recorded
3.81 m
EA official record
3.81 in our data (since Sep 2000)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
08 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady -0.160 m
08 Oct 02:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.160 m
08 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady -0.161 m
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.161 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.160 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady -0.161 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady -0.161 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady -0.161 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady -0.161 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.161 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.160 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady -0.161 m
07 Oct 20:45 -0.161 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Cononley
  • Watercourse: River Aire
  • Nearest Town: Cononley
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Whinny Gill Ire (4.2 km) · 92.5% full (as of 28 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°55'6"N 2°0'22"W (53.918229, -2.006046)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Sep 2000
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1505
  • RLOI id: 8054 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1505-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Aire and Calder
  • Typical Range: -0.033 – 1.064 m
  • EA Cross-check: -0.16 m (EA at 8 Oct 02:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

20 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.0 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 19 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Yorkshire Water · into Laithehouse Beck · 2.0 km upstream along the river
33 spills · 52 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Middle Beck · 2.7 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging
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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 4.1 km upstream along the river
62 spills · 638 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 4.1 km upstream along the river
111 spills · 696 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Eller Beck · 5.2 km upstream along the river
49 spills · 190 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Waller Hill Beck · 6.0 km upstream along the river
65 spills · 165 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Eller Beck · 6.3 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Eller Beck (Via Public Sewer) · 6.4 km upstream along the river
8 spills · 14 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.

12 more further upstream, up to 25.6 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 280 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
60 spills · 179 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Yorkshire Water · into Soakaway · 2.0 km away in a straight line · discharges to ground
43 spills · 44 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Clvrt Tributary Of River Aire · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
34 spills · 83 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Tributary Of Holme Beck · 2.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
8 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Mill Stream · 2.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
59 spills · 221 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

13 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.06 m on about 34 days. This year so far: 3 days.

2026 3 days so far
2025 22 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2024 39 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2023 47 days
2022 26 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 30 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 41 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2019 41 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2018 27 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2017 32 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.11 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 25 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

75flood warnings 272flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 1 Jan 2025 — Cononley Beck at Cononley

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2
2025 5 6
2024 3 17
2023 0 20
2022 7 13
2021 4 21
2020 16 24
2019 3 26
2018 0 12
2017 0 23
2016 0 16
2015 32 36
2014 0 13
2013 0 10
2012 5 28
2011 0 5

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Cononley flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 25 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Aire at Cononley flooding today?

The current level is -0.16m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Cononley?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Aire at Cononley?

The typical range at this station is -0.03m to 1.06m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.06m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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