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Bellingham water level

River gauge, River North Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.00m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.83 m Lowest on record -0.01 m

History

History
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River North Tyne at Bellingham is running far below normal at 0.00 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.35 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.35 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.33 m, a difference of −0.33 m. The lowest reading on record is −0.01 m (April 10, 2007).

It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.00 m and 0.37 m.

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
0.35 m0.35 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.58 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.03 m – 3.00 m
Same day last year
0.33 m−0.33 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.00 m – 0.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.04 m – 1.22 m
Highest on record
3.83 mDecember 5, 2015
Lowest on record
−0.01 mApril 10, 2007

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.

About the River North Tyne

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

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 20 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River North Tyne

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
FalstoneRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.08 m Very low ±0 12 km
ReaverhillRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.40 m Very low −0.05 m 12 km
Ugly DubRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.31 m Very low ±0 13 km
ChollerfordRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 15 km
Kielder ButteryhaughRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.55 m Very high −0.04 m 23 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rede BridgeRiver gauge, River Rede 0.23 m Very low −0.02 m 3.4 km
Otterburn MillRiver gauge, River Rede 0.29 m Low −0.02 m 11 km
OtterburnRiver gauge, River Rede 0.45 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km
Kielder ReservoirRiver gauge −4.21 m Very low +0.01 m 13 km
Coalburn BeckRiver gauge, Coal Burn 0.15 m Normal −0.03 m 15 km
Haydon BridgeRiver gauge, River South Tyne 0.36 m Low −0.04 m 19 km

Questions and answers

Is the River North Tyne at Bellingham higher than last year?

No, it is 0.33 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.33 m.

What is a normal level for the River North Tyne at Bellingham in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.58 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 0.00 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bellingham today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 13:15 BST, the water level was 0.00 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bellingham rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.24 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bellingham normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bellingham?

The highest level on record is 3.83 m on December 5, 2015. The lowest is −0.01 m on April 10, 2007.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:023037 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.14285, -2.26195 (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 0.00 m 2026-10-18 12:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bellingham (ea:023037). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/bellingham

How we check values

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