Environment Agency monitoring station
Otley
River Wharfe · Otley · Wharfe and Lower Ouse catchment
EA station reference
L2009
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Wharfe
- Catchment
- Wharfe and Lower Ouse
- Nearest named place
- Otley
- EA opening date
- 11 October 1991
- Coordinates
- 53.90795, -1.69400
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- River Aire from Stockbridge to Castleford, including Bradford Beck, Oulton Beck and Kippax BeckDesignated alert area · EA ref 123WAF961
- Properties around Bath Street, Bridge Street, Ashlands Road, the Cemetery and Beck Foot FarmDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF532
- 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 WorksDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF123
- Yorkshire Water Pumping Station on Warren Lane and Mill FarmDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF565
- Shipley including east of Hirst Mill extending through Roberts Park towards Baildon Bridge. Also includes the Charlestown area from Dockfield Road as far as Buck Mill BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 123FWF119
- Properties on Newhall Park, Mill Lane and Riverdale Road. The Sports Pavillion and isolated properties between Otley and PoolDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF560
- Properties around Denton Road, Middleton Avenue and the Cricket, Football and Rugby Grounds, the sewage works and Denton BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF530
- Esholt including Esholt Lane, Cuncliffe Lane Chapel Lane to Esholt Waste Water Treatment Works and along Guiseley Beck and Gill Beck.Designated warning area · EA ref 123FWF121
- Properties on Castley Lane from the A658 near Pool Bridge to CastleyDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF570
- Properties on Billams Hill, The Sewage Works and properties and Farms between Otley and PoolDesignated warning area · EA ref 122FWF555
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.