The live level of the River Aire at Crown Point in the city centre, with its recent range and the official flood-warning link.
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How high the River Aire is running at Crown Point in the city centre, updated through the day, with where today sits against the last month. Leeds knows what the Aire can do — this is the level, not a flood warning.
0.53 m
Low for the river’s recent range. Steady over the past few days. Measured 27 Jun, 16:45.
The official flood warning is at GOV.UK Check for Flooding
These numbers describe the river. They are not a flood warning — the official flood-vigilance level for this station is set by GOV.UK Check for Flooding.
Flood alerts and warnings for the Aire come from the Environment Agency. Call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 any time, or sign up for free flood warnings at gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings. In an emergency, call 999.
The highest level ever recorded at this gauge was 2.96 m, just after midnight on 27 December 2015, when Storm Eva put the Aire over its banks. Around 3,355 properties flooded across Leeds, Kirkstall Road went under, and the city's direct costs came to about £36.8 million. For comparison, the river usually sits between roughly 0.5 and 1.5 m here.
Phase 1 of the £200m+ Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme is complete, protecting the city centre to a 1-in-200-year standard; Phase 2 continues at Kirkstall, including the Leeds–Shipley railway. The defences lower the risk, they don't remove it — and surface water and the becks can flood even when the main river is calm.
It's the height of the water at Crown Point, in the city centre, measured against the gauge's own zero — not a depth you would wade, and not the level on your street. It refreshes about every 15 minutes.
Checked 27 Jun, 17:24. River data from the Environment Agency real-time flood-monitoring service, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Real-time readings are unvalidated and may later be revised.