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Allerton Ings

Aire Washlands
Aire and Calder catchment • Leeds • West Yorkshire • ID: L1721 • Level
(47m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 174 views

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Current Level
0.024 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.027 m
24h Min
0.024 m
Typical Range
-0.01 - 0.30
m
Highest Recorded
2.94 m
EA official record
1.21 in our data (since Dec 2002)
Current level is 1% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
10 Oct 05:00 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 04:15 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 04:00 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 03:45 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 03:30 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 03:15 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 03:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.024 m
10 Oct 02:45 ▬ steady 0.025 m
10 Oct 02:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.025 m
10 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 02:00 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 01:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.024 m
10 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.025 m
10 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.025 m
10 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.024 m
10 Oct 00:15 0.024 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Allerton Ings
  • Watercourse: Aire Washlands
  • Nearest Town: Leeds
  • County: West Yorkshire
  • Nearest reservoir: Ardsley Esr (13.1 km) · 63.8% full (as of 28 Sep 2026)
  • Coordinates: 53°44'24"N 1°21'58"W (53.740078, -1.366226)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 19 Dec 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L1721
  • RLOI id: 8320 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L1721-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: -0.005 – 0.300 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.02 m (EA at 10 Oct 05:00)

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.

251 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.1 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 243 report not discharging, and for 8 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 3.1 km upstream along the river
20 spills · 18 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 4.5 km upstream along the river
94 spills · 1,526 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 4.5 km upstream along the river
43 spills · 187 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Oulton Beck · 6.2 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 32 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into River Aire · 7.1 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Stourton Beck · 10.7 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Yorkshire Water · into Wyke Beck And The River Aire · 11.5 km upstream along the river
56 spills · 495 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Wyke Beck And The River Aire · 11.6 km upstream along the river
30 spills · 163 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

243 more further upstream, up to 88.8 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 Trib Of River Aire · 470 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
6 spills · 37 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Trib Of River Aire · 470 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 27 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Hollins Beck · 2.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
12 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Hollins Beck · 2.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
3 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Hollins Beck · 2.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Hollins Beck · 3.4 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Carr Beck · 3.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
34 spills · 38 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Yorkshire Water · into Fleakingley Beck · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
43 spills · 148 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

6 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

21 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 0.30 m on about 13 days. This year so far: 7 days.

2026 7 days so far
2025 13 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 21 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2023 32 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2022 7 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2021 10 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020 19 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2019 14 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2018 3 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.73 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2015 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 5.6 km away).

12flood warnings 33flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 5 Dec 2024 — Wash Dike at Pontefract

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 1
2024 1 2
2023 1 2
2022 0 1
2021 2 0
2020 1 2
2019 1 2
2018 1 2
2017 1 9
2016 1 2
2015 3 6

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 Leeds 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 Aire Washlands at Allerton Ings flooding today?

The current level is 0.02m, which is within the typical range of -0.01 to 0.30m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Allerton Ings?

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 Aire Washlands at Allerton Ings?

The typical range at this station is -0.01m to 0.30m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.30m 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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