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Acomb Garden House water level

River gauge, Birkey Burn, Northumberland, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

-0.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 Highest onrecord 0.69 m Lowest on record -0.08 m

History

History
-0.00.1mOct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.1mOct 13Oct 17Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.1mSep 20Sep 28Oct 5Oct 13Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.1mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mDec 2022Dec 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mDec 2022Nov 2024Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

202320242026

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

What this means

Birkey Burn at Acomb Garden House is running far below normal at −0.04 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.05 m, based on 10 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m below typical. The lowest reading on record is −0.08 m (July 20, 2021).

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −0.05 m and −0.02 m.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.05 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.11 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Normal range
−0.03 m – 0.16 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.05 m – −0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.05 m – −0.03 m
Highest on record
0.69 mJanuary 5, 2016
Lowest on record
−0.08 mJuly 20, 2021

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 12° 9° 3.7 mm, 89% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 2.8 mm, 96% Wind 24 km/h
22 Thu 10° 3° – Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° 25 mm, 82% Wind 28 km/h
24 Sat 10° 8° 4.9 mm, 87% Wind 19 km/h
25 Sun 14° 7° 2.3 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h
26 Mon 11° 7° 8.7 mm, 64% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min First quarter 69%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Acomb MillersfieldRiver gauge, Red Burn 0.21 m Normal +0.05 m 0.6 km
Hexham Tanners Row DownstreamRiver gauge, Cockshaw Burn −0.01 m Normal ±0 1.7 km
HexhamRiver gauge, River Tyne 31.16 m Very low +0.05 m 1.7 km
Hexham Tanners Row upstreamRiver gauge, Cockshaw Burn 0.65 m Normal ±0 1.7 km
Warden Bridge EndRiver gauge, River South Tyne −0.03 m Very low ±0 2.0 km
HexhamRiver gauge, Cockshaw Burn 0.12 m Normal +0.01 m 2.2 km
Hexham Wydon WaterRiver gauge, Wydon Burn 0.02 m Normal ±0 2.9 km
ChollerfordRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.24 m Normal +0.09 m 4.6 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Birkey Burn at Acomb Garden House in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.05 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.00 m and 0.11 m, based on 10 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 −0.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Acomb Garden House today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST, the water level was −0.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Acomb Garden House rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Acomb Garden House normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Acomb Garden House?

The highest level on record is 0.69 m on January 5, 2016. The lowest is −0.08 m on July 20, 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:023062 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.98897, -2.11062 (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 −0.04 m 2026-10-20 14:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Acomb Garden House (ea:023062). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/acomb-garden-house

How we check values

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