Wyke Beck
| Wyke Beck | |
|---|---|
Footbridge over the Wyke Beck | |
| Location | |
| Country | England |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| City | Leeds |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Waterloo Lake |
| • location | Roundhay Park, Leeds |
| • coordinates | 53°49′52″N 1°29′35″W / 53.831°N 1.493°W |
| • elevation | 490 feet (150 m) |
| Mouth | River Aire |
• location | Skelton Lake |
• coordinates | 53°45′58″N 1°28′30″W / 53.766°N 1.475°W |
• elevation | 66 feet (20 m) |
| Length | 6.2 miles (10 km) |
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Wyke Beck is a stream that runs from Roundhay Park to the River Aire in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Described as an Urban Beck, the stream flows through housing estates and then an industrial landscape in its lower reaches. Wyke Beck has been prone to flooding so often, that remediation of its course and flood storage schemes have been initiated by Leeds City Council.
The Wyke Beck is a green corridor through east Leeds and flows through, or near, five local nature reserves. Industrial development in its lower reaches has had an impact on the beck and future developments may also mean a reduction in sites for wildlife. A proposal to site a railway depot in the Temple Green/Knostrop area, has been identified as potentially damaging to a colony of white-clawed crayfish.