River Aire

River Aire
Art installation of flags on Aire in Leeds
Course of the Aire
Location
CountryEngland
CountiesNorth Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire
DistrictCraven
CityLeeds
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationstreams above Malham Tarn, North Yorkshire
 • coordinates54°05′49″N 2°11′27″W / 54.0969°N 2.1907°W / 54.0969; -2.1907
 • elevation1,329 ft (405 m)
MouthRiver Ouse
 • location
Airmyn, East Riding of Yorkshire
 • coordinates
53°43′38″N 0°54′24″W / 53.7272°N 0.9067°W / 53.7272; -0.9067
 • elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Length92 mi (148 km)
Basin size388 sq mi (1,004 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationRiver Ouse
 • average1,261 cu ft/s (35.72 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGordale Beck, Eshton Beck, Eller Beck, Silsden Beck
 • rightIckornshaw Beck Otterburn Beck, Broughton Beck, Eastburn Beck, River Worth, Harden Beck, Bradford Beck, River Calder

The River Aire is a major river in Yorkshire, England, 92 miles (148 km) in length. Part of the river below Leeds is canalised, and is known as the Aire and Calder Navigation.

The Handbook for Leeds and Airedale (1890) notes that the distance from Malham to Howden is 58 miles (93 km) direct, but the river's meanderings extend that to 90 miles (140 km). Between Malham Tarn and Airmyn, the river drops 1,300 feet (400 m).

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