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Hurworth water level

River gauge, River Tees, Durham, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.38m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 4.61 m Lowest on record 0.49 m

History

0.30.40.50.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.30.40.50.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.40.60.8mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.40.60.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Tees at Hurworth is at 0.38 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.32 m to 3.50 m.

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.31 m and 0.88 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.32 m – 3.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.31 m – 0.88 m
Highest on record
4.61 mJanuary 1, 2025
Lowest on record
0.49 mDecember 31, 2024
Lowest on record
0.11 m below the lowest level on record

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Tees

River Tees

The River Tees, in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for 85 miles (137 km) to reach the North Sea in the North East of England. The modern-day history of the river has been tied with the industries on Teesside in its lower reaches, where it has provided the means of import and export of goods to and from the North East England. The need for water further downstream also meant that reservoirs were built in the extreme upper reaches, such as Cow Green.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° 0.2 mm, 39% Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.2 mm, 22% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 1.4 mm, 40% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 10° 7° 12 mm, 47% Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 12° 3° 3.3 mm, 43% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 10° 7° 36 mm, 76% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:39 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tees

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees 0.37 m Normal ±0 5.3 km
Broken ScarRiver gauge, River Tees 0.59 m Normal −0.08 m 6.3 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees 0.57 m Normal +0.01 m 11 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.77 m Very high +0.01 m 16 km
Tees DockTidal gauge, River Tees 0.93 m No reference yet +0.25 m 27 km
Barnard CastleRiver gauge, River Tees 0.41 m Low −0.06 m 27 km
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees 0.42 m Low −0.02 m 39 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Croft Monk End FarmRiver gauge, Clow Beck 0.65 m Very low ±0 3.0 km
South ParkRiver gauge, River Skerne 0.16 m Low ±0 3.9 km
John St DarlingtonRiver gauge, River Skerne 0.07 m Very low ±0 5.7 km
Darlington FaverdaleRiver gauge, West Beck 0.12 m Lowest on record ±0 7.2 km
Stockton Hartburn BridgeRiver gauge, Hartburn Beck 0.40 m Low ±0 12 km
Catterick BridgeRiver gauge, River Swale 0.33 m Low −0.03 m 14 km
Catterick VillageRiver gauge, Brough Beck 0.18 m Low −0.01 m 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Tees at Hurworth?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.32 m to 3.50 m for this gauge.

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 0.38 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hurworth today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.38 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hurworth rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hurworth normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hurworth?

The highest level on record is 4.61 m on January 1, 2025. The lowest is 0.49 m on December 31, 2024.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L3609A (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.48499, -1.52174 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.38 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hurworth (ea:L3609A). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/hurworth

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