Crook West Bridge Street water level
River gauge, Crook Beck, Durham, United Kingdom
Right now
Lower than ever recorded here
Water level
History
20232026
What this means
At 0.01 m, Crook Beck at Crook West Bridge Street is at a record low.
It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.01 m (November 25, 2021). The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 0.70 m.
The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.00 m and 0.02 m.
Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.
Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Normal range
- 0.02 m – 0.70 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.00 m – 0.02 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.01 m – 0.01 m
- Highest on record
- 0.76 mOctober 29, 2023
- Lowest on record
- 0.01 mNovember 25, 2021
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 m below the lowest level on record
On the river at Crook West Bridge Street
Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.
Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.
Weather at the gauge
No rain in the last 3 days.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witton ParkRiver gauge, River Wear | 0.30 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 4.7 km |
| BedburnRiver gauge, Bedburn Beck | 0.10 m | Very low | ±0 | 5.9 km |
| Dovecote HillRiver gauge, River Gaunless | 0.47 m | Very low | ±0 | 8.8 km |
| South ChurchRiver gauge, River Gaunless | 0.05 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 8.9 km |
| Spring Gardens DamRiver gauge, River Gaunless | 0.10 m | Lowest on record | ±0 | 9.0 km |
| West AucklandRiver gauge, River Gaunless | 0.14 m | Normal | ±0 | 9.1 km |
| Ramshaw MillRiver gauge, River Gaunless | 0.06 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 9.5 km |
| Burn HallRiver gauge, River Browney | 0.11 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 9.7 km |
Questions and answers
Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?
No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Crook West Bridge Street today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 18:00 BST, the water level was 0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Crook West Bridge Street rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Crook West Bridge Street normal?
Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Crook West Bridge Street?
The highest level on record is 0.76 m on October 29, 2023. The lowest is 0.01 m on November 25, 2021.
How often is this data updated?
The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:024030(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.71502, -1.74235(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- station datum
- Update interval
- every 15 minutes
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Published series
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 0.01 m | 2026-10-19 17:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Crook West Bridge Street (ea:024030). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/crook-west-bridge-street
How we check values
Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer