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Bardsey

Bardsey Beck
Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment • Bardsey • West Yorkshire • ID: L2043 • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 156 views

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Current Level
0.150 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.195 m
24h Min
0.150 m
Typical Range
0.12 - 1.80
m
Highest Recorded
2.13 m
EA official record
2.13 in our data (since Aug 2008)
Current level is 7% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.2 cm over 5h
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.150 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.150 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.150 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.151 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 0.152 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.152 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.151 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.151 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady 0.152 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.152 m
08 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady 0.152 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 0.152 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▬ steady 0.152 m
08 Oct 05:45 0.152 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bardsey
  • Watercourse: Bardsey Beck
  • Nearest Town: Bardsey
  • County: West Yorkshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Eccup Esr (6.2 km) · 60.3% full (as of 28 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°53'1"N 1°26'27"W (53.883728, -1.440943)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 27 Aug 2008
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L2043
  • RLOI id: 8236 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L2043-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: Wharfe and Lower Ouse
  • Typical Range: 0.121 – 1.800 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.15 m (EA at 8 Oct 10:15)

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

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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.

3 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 260 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 3 report not discharging.

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Bardsey Beck · 260 m upstream along the river
23 spills · 292 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Gill Beck · 440 m upstream along the river
3 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Culverted Trib Scarcroft Beck · 5.6 km upstream along the river
47 spills · 124 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
Yorkshire Water · into Syke Beck · 1.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
25 spills · 51 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Sturdy Beck · 5.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
24 spills · 71 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Farnley Wood Beck · 5.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 8 d 0 h
💧
Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of Wyke Beck · 6.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
37 spills · 49 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

12 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

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.80 m: 1 day since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 1 day
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2020 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

3flood warnings 9flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 6 May 2024 — Cock Beck at Stanks

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1
2025 0 2
2024 1 0
2023 0 3
2022 0 2
2021 1 1
2020 1 0

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 Bardsey flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bardsey Beck at Bardsey flooding today?

The current level is 0.15m, which is within the typical range of 0.12 to 1.80m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bardsey?

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 Bardsey Beck at Bardsey?

The typical range at this station is 0.12m to 1.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.80m 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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