Reservoir levels drop further despite Storm Floris

Baitings Reservoir near Huddersfield is one of many reservoirs in the region with unusually low water levels

Reservoir levels in Yorkshire have dropped further despite wet weather brought by Storm Floris, Yorkshire Water said.

The named storm saw intermittent showers across the region earlier this week, with a yellow warning on Monday for high winds.

But low river levels mean the water firm has relied on using water from reservoir stocks to compensate, resulting in a 2.7% drop in the overall level over the last week.

"Total stocks dropped to 44.7%, well below the average of 75.9% for this time of year," said Dave Kaye, Yorkshire Water's director of water.

River levels in the region have since improved, the company confirmed.

Yorkshire Water praised people's "careful efforts to save water" following the introduction of a hosepipe ban in early July.

Since the ban came in, water usage across the region has decreased by 10%.

"We'd like to thank those who put away their hosepipes to help save water where they can in what has been an extremely dry 2025," Mr Kaye added.

"We are doing our bit as our teams continue to work around the clock to find and fix leaks as quickly as they can."

The company said it was distributing over 1.2bn litres of water every day.

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