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The highest level ever recorded at the River Aire at Leeds FAS Crown Point is 25.00m, reached on Sunday 9th February 2020 at 6:15pm. Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.
The typical recent level of the River Aire at Leeds Crown Point over the past 12 months has been between 0.50m and 1.22m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year. The highest level ever recorded at the River Aire at Leeds Crown Point is 2.96m, reached on Sunday 27th December 2015 at 12:30am.
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- The Industrial Revolution and The River Aire
- A New Lease of Life For The Aire
- Current Improvements
The River Aire was subject to gross pollution along most of its length from the mid 1800's until the 1970's. Direct discharges from a range of industries combined with sewer overflows and discharges from sewage works produced a river too polluted for most fish life. With no fish, much of the associated wildlife was lost and little recreational acti...
Things started to improve when The Yorkshire Water Authority was formed in 1974. The Water Act 1973 encouraged a more holistic view of the river and poorly performing small sewage treatment works were closed. Instead the effluent directed to the larger works where large investment took place. Any industries still discharging direct to river were ‘e...
In recent times, the Freshwater Fisheries Directive ensured that the major sewage treatment works were improved. Key sites included Esholt (Bradford) and Knostrop (Leeds). The river now has fish populations along its full length. With these we have seen the return of otters and other wildlife. Another piece of European legislation (transcribed into...
Monthly reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
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Real-time and Near-real-time river level data. This dataset covers monitoring data that is only updated on our systems on a daily update cycle. This is usually increased during times of flooding etc. Readings are transferred via telemetry to internal and external systems in, or close to real time.
