Aire and Calder catchment
• Leeds Crown Point Weir • West Yorkshire • ID: L1707A • Level
(47m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 152 views
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Current Level
23.687 mAOD
▼ Easing
24h Max
23.718 mAOD
24h Min
23.663 mAOD
Typical Range
23.64 - 24.08
mAOD
Highest Recorded
25.00 mAOD
EA official record
24.99 in our data (since Oct 2017)
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Recent Water Levels
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1 day
EA forecast (official)
Flood predictions aren't generated for
lock / structure gauges —
their levels are driven by gate operation,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
Downstream level
7 days
The level on the DOWNSTREAM side of this lock/weir structure — a separate EA
measure from the main (upstream) reading shown on the Current tab. Threshold bands
are computed from this gauge's own downstream history.
Long Term
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Days Above Normal
This year vs 5-year monthly range
Recent Readings
Falling · -1 cm over 5h
08 Oct 05:00▼ -0.2 cm23.687 mAOD
08 Oct 04:45▬ steady23.689 mAOD
08 Oct 04:30▼ -0.1 cm23.689 mAOD
08 Oct 04:15▼ -0.2 cm23.690 mAOD
08 Oct 03:45▬ steady23.692 mAOD
08 Oct 03:30▼ -0.2 cm23.692 mAOD
08 Oct 03:15▬ steady23.694 mAOD
08 Oct 03:00▬ steady23.694 mAOD
08 Oct 02:45▼ -0.2 cm23.694 mAOD
08 Oct 02:30▬ steady23.696 mAOD
08 Oct 02:15▬ steady23.696 mAOD
08 Oct 02:00▬ steady23.696 mAOD
08 Oct 01:45▼ -0.1 cm23.697 mAOD
08 Oct 01:30▲ +0.2 cm23.698 mAOD
08 Oct 01:15▬ steady23.696 mAOD
08 Oct 01:00▼ -0.3 cm23.697 mAOD
08 Oct 00:45▬ steady23.700 mAOD
08 Oct 00:30▬ steady23.699 mAOD
08 Oct 00:15▬ steady23.699 mAOD
08 Oct 00:0023.699 mAOD
Station Details
Monitoring Station: Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation Scheme
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.
227 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 200 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 219 report not discharging, and for 8 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Yorkshire Water · into Aire And Calder Navigation · 2.3 km away in a straight line · discharges into a canal
24 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
30 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
16 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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 24.08 m
on about 24 days.
This year so far: 2 days.
20262 days so far
202516 days
202424 days
202340 days
202217 days
202123 days
202037 days
201927 days
201810 days
20173 days patchy data
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 29 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).
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 Crown Point Weir flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 29 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Aire at Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation Scheme flooding today?
The current level is 23.69m, which is within the typical range of 23.64 to 24.08m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation Scheme?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
Why is the level slowly falling?
When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.
What is a normal level for the River Aire at Leeds Crown Point Flood Alleviation Scheme?
The typical range at this station is 23.64m to 24.08m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 24.08m 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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