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Stanhope water level

River gauge, River Wear, Durham, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.71 m Lowest on record 0.01 m

History

0.20.40.6mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Stanhope, where the gauge shows 0.22 m.

That puts it 0.07 m below the median of 0.29 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.23 m (−0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.29 m0.07 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 0.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.10 m – 2.15 m
Same day last year
0.23 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.22 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.18 m – 1.12 m
Highest on record
3.71 mJanuary 8, 2005
Lowest on record
0.01 mAugust 9, 1991

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Wear

River Wear

The River Wear in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers. The Wear wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.

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: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 10° 4° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 12° 4° 3.3 mm, 80% Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 10° 8° 7.4 mm, 36% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 8° 3.1 mm, 55% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 9° 5° 0.9 mm, 34% Wind 41 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 6.4 mm, 80% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wear

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Witton ParkRiver gauge, River Wear 0.32 m Very low ±0 21 km
Sunderland BridgeRiver gauge, River Wear 0.26 m Very low −0.01 m 28 km
Durham New Elvet BridgeRiver gauge, River Wear 0.21 m Very low −0.01 m 29 km
Chester-Le-StreetRiver gauge, River Wear 0.30 m Very low ±0 32 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
EastgateRiver gauge, Rookhope Burn 0.04 m Very low ±0 3.1 km
WearheadRiver gauge, Killhope Burn 0.11 m Low ±0 13 km
Eddys BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.26 m Low ±0 13 km
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees 0.44 m Low −0.01 m 14 km
BedburnRiver gauge, Bedburn Beck 0.10 m Very low ±0 15 km
HarwoodRiver gauge, Harwood Beck 0.20 m Normal −0.04 m 16 km
CopleyRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.07 m Very low ±0 17 km
Crook West Bridge StreetRiver gauge, Crook Beck 0.01 m Very low +0.01 m 19 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Wear at Stanhope compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.23 m.

What is a normal level for the River Wear at Stanhope in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.29 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.64 m, based on 21 years of records.

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

What is the water level of Stanhope today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the water level was 0.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stanhope rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Stanhope normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stanhope?

The highest level on record is 3.71 m on January 8, 2005. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 9, 1991.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:024003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.74594, -2.02637 (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 0.22 m 2026-10-17 11:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stanhope (ea:024003). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/stanhope

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