Designated bathing water · official register
Wharfe at Wilderness Carpark
Leeds
The Environment Agency data currently advises against bathing here. Based on the EA classification Poor (2025) and no active short-term pollution warning.
Latest EA sample· 24 Sept 2026
250
E. coli · cfu/100ml
140
Intestinal enterococci · cfu/100ml
This season's samples
In-season Environment Agency lab results, newest first. Water quality is more likely to be poor after heavy rain.
| Sampled | E. coli | Int. enterococci |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2026 | 250 | 140 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 1,300 | 530 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | 330 | 260 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | 64 | 46 |
cfu/100ml. ≥/≤ mark over- and under-range lab readings.
Storm overflows within 5.0 km
Monitored sewage discharge points near this bathing water, from the National Storm Overflow Hub. An active spill upstream can affect water quality before it shows up in lab samples.
13
Storm overflows
0
Spilling now
1
Monitors offline
1
Spills · 24 h
- Yorkshire Water · YWS00212 · Keswick Beck (Via Screen Chamber / Public Sewer)offline4.8 km
- Yorkshire Water · YWS00033 · River Wharfeinactive5 m
- Yorkshire Water · YWS01175 · River Wharfeinactive152 m
- Yorkshire Water · YWS01201 · River Wharfeinactive359 m
- Yorkshire Water · YWS00218 · River Wharfeinactive1.9 km
- Yorkshire Water · YWS00195 · River Wharfeinactive1.7 km
- Yorkshire Water · YWS01160 · Collingham Beckinactive3.9 km
- Yorkshire Water · YWS01041 · Crimple Beck, a tributary of the River Niddinactive4.5 km
- Yorkshire Water · YWS00204 · River Wharfeinactive3.8 km
- Yorkshire Water · YWS00782 · Culverted Trib Of Toad Hall Beckinactive3.9 km
About this verdict
The classification, lab samples and pollution warnings above are the Environment Agency's own published data for this designated site; River Truth adds live storm-overflow context from the National Storm Overflow Hub. Sample results reflect water quality at the time of testing and this page is not formal bathing advice — heed any on-site signage.