Backstone Beck Water Level Time Series for Natural Flood Management

Continuous 15-minute interval water level readings from three monitoring sites on Backstone Beck in Ilkley, starting in September and October 2019. The dataset was collected by the Government Digital Service as part of a Natural Flood Management project using pressure sensors and 3G telemetry. Data is available in formats including CSV and GeoJSON.

Use Cases

• Modeling flood peaks and water flow dynamics based on continuous 15-minute interval water level data.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures based on time-series water level readings.
• Correlating water level data with rainfall events for catchment analysis based on the described monitoring setup.
• Creating geospatial visualizations of flood risk based on data from three specific monitoring locations.

Strengths

• Data collection uses calibrated Impress pressure sensors with in-situ gauge board comparison.
• Continuous readings are taken at a consistent 15-minute interval.
• Data is transmitted via 3G GPRS telemetry, suggesting automated collection.

Limitations

• Last updated 2019-12 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Water levels measured using Impress 4-20mA pressure sensors with Hydro-Logic Flexi-Logger 100 data loggers.

Time Range

Monitoring began on 2nd September 2019 at two sites and 10th October 2019 at a third site.

Freshness

Last updated 2019-12-30 00:00:00.

Geography

Backstone Beck catchment in Ilkley, with three specific locations: Ilkley Moor, Sacred Heart, and Leeds Road.