Flood Watch
Live flood warnings and river levels for Leeds — the Aire at Kirkstall, Armley and Crown Point, plus the becks that move first in a wet spell.
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Live flood warnings and river levels for Leeds — the Aire at Kirkstall, Armley and Crown Point, plus the becks that move first in a wet spell.
Live flood warnings and river levels for Leeds, straight from Environment Agency gauges. The Aire through the city is well defended since the Flood Alleviation Scheme finished — these days it is usually the becks that move first.
No flood warnings or alerts in force
Levels are measured against each gauge’s usual range — “above typical” doesn’t mean flooding, but it’s the first thing that moves when water is on its way.
| Gauge | Speaks for | Level |
|---|---|---|
| River Aire at Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Road corridor and the riverside path | Within typical range |
| River Aire at Armley | Armley, Gotts Park and the canal towpath into town | Within typical range |
| River Aire at Crown Point | the city-centre riverside — Brewery Wharf, The Calls, Clarence Dock | Within typical range |
| Meanwood Beck at Meanwood | Meanwood Road and the Buslingthorpe corridor | Within typical range |
| Wyke Beck at Halton | east Leeds — Halton, Killingbeck and the Wyke Beck valley | Within typical range |
| Farnley Beck at Pudsey | Farnley, Wortley and the beck through Pudsey | Below typical range |
After the Boxing Day 2015 floods, the £200m+ Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme went in along the Aire — movable weirs in the city centre and 14 km of defences upstream through Kirkstall — finished and rated to a 1-in-200-year flood. The smaller becks (Wyke, Meanwood, Wortley and Farnley becks) still trigger most of the warnings in a wet spell, and surface water can flood low spots on roads anywhere in the district.
Flood warnings by phone, text or email are free — sign up at gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings. For advice during a flood call Floodline on 0345 988 1188. If there is a risk to life, call 999.
Checked 12 June at 13:34. Uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta), Open Government Licence. Official warnings: check for flooding on GOV.UK.