Does appearing on this Leeds page mean there is a flood warning?

No. The directory lists permanent Environment Agency monitoring areas and stations associated with Leeds. Current warnings are shown separately in the live-status panel near the top of the page.

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Leeds?

This directory snapshot contains 40 designated warning or alert areas associated with Leeds. The count describes official monitoring coverage; it is not a county or property risk score.

What do the blue points on the map mean?

Each blue point is an Environment Agency water-level monitoring station. A point is not a reported flood, an active warning or proof that nearby property is at risk.

How should I check a specific property?

Use the official long-term flood-risk service for the address, check current warnings, review several station readings where relevant and obtain professional advice for a purchase, planning or insurance decision.

Environment Agency directory · England

Flood warnings and river levels in Leeds

Current warnings are checked live. Monitoring areas, stations and watercourses below are directory records and may be listed even when no warning is in force.

Designated areas: 40
Level stations: 25
Named watercourses: 17
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Leeds

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Directory metadata refreshed 6 Aug 2026, 01:13 (UK time). Warning status is requested separately from the EA feed.

Permanent EA coverage

Designated monitoring areas in Leeds

These are predefined places where the Environment Agency can issue a Flood Warning or Flood Alert. The category describes how EA organises the area; it does not show whether an alert is active now. Similar names can refer to different official stretches of the same river.

Official area name	Watercourse / coast	EA area category
Wortley, including Hare Farm Close, Hare Farm Avenue, Corn Mill Court, Pudsey Road and Butt Lane EA ref 123FWF195	Wortley Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Tributaries of the River Aire in North and West Leeds. EA ref 123WAF982	Wyke Beck, Meanwood Beck	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Fearnville, Leeds including area bounded by Grange Park Road and Wyke Beck EA ref 123FWF190	Wyke Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Allerton Bywater including Leeds Road, Vicars Terrace, Main Street, Boat Lane, Victoria Street, Robinson Street, Back Lane and Station Road EA ref 123FWF128	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Newlay including the confluence between the River Aire and Kirkstall Forge Goit. Includes properties on Rein Road, Myres Drive, Horsforde View, Newlay Grove and Rodley Waste Water Treatment Works EA ref 123FWF123	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Yorkshire Water Pumping Station on Warren Lane and Mill Farm EA ref 122FWF565	River Wharfe	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Leeds including Knowsthorpe, Atkinson Gate, Thwaite Gate and Stourton including Knostrop sewage works and Waterside Industrial Park EA ref 123FWF177	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Leeds including the Embankment, the Calls area and Clarence Dock area bounded by Black Bull Street, Sayner Street and South Accommodation Road and the River Aire EA ref 123FWF172	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Dunhills, Leeds including Dunhill Rise, Verity View, Dunhill Crescent, Whitebridge Spur, Whitebridge Avenue, William Rise and Selby Road EA ref 123FWF189	Wyke Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Mickletown including Main Street, Nelson Court, Lower Mickletown, Moor View, Pinfold Lane and Barnsdale Road EA ref 123FWF126	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties and businesses along Kirkstall Road and Wellington Street. EA ref 123FWF163	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Leeds including Tower Works, Canal Wharf area. Also those downstream surrounding the brewery and Crown Point Bridge bounded by Meadow Lane, Hunslet Lane and Black Bull Street EA ref 123FWF175	River Aire	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Leeds

Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.

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Fleet Weir

River Aire

Aire and Calder catchment

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Halton

Wyke Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Meanwood

Meanwood Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Gipton South Parkway

Wyke Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Collingham

River Wharfe

Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment

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Allerton Ings

Aire Washlands

Aire and Calder catchment

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Farrer Lane

Oulton Beck

Aire and Calder catchment

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Bardsey

Bardsey Beck

Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment

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Armley

River Aire

Aire and Calder catchment

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Bramham Screens

Bramham Beck

Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment

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Otley

River Wharfe

Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment

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Leeds Crown Point

River Aire

Aire and Calder catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Leeds

Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.

Aire tributary
Aire Washlands
Bardsey Beck
Bardsey Beck and Keswick Beck
Bramham Beck
Cock Beck
Collingham Beck
Fir Green Beck
Gledhow Beck
Hol Beck
Meanwood Beck
Oil Mill Beck
Oulton Beck
River Aire
River Wharfe
Wortley Beck
Wyke Beck

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 40 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Leeds. The count does not determine the risk to a specific address. Use the postcode checker and official long-term flood-risk service, then confirm cover with your insurer or a qualified professional where necessary.

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Nearby local areas

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24 designated areas · 14 stations

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106 designated areas · 41 stations

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Wakefield

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Current flood warnings in Leeds

Designated monitoring areas in Leeds

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Watercourses associated with Leeds

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