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Hindley Wrae Ford water level

River gauge, River West Allen, Northumberland, United Kingdom

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Right now

Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.03m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.12 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
-0.00.20.4mOct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.4mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.5mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The River West Allen at Hindley Wrae Ford is running at a record low at 0.03 m.

No reading on record has been lower: the old record low was 0.03 m, from June 29, 2015. The median for mid-October is 0.12 m, based on 17 years of readings, so the river level is 0.10 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was −0.01 m, a difference of +0.03 m.

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 0.00 m and 0.21 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

Median for this date
0.12 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.00 m – 0.38 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 0.53 m
Same day last year
−0.01 m+0.03 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.00 m – 0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.01 m – 0.54 m
Highest on record
2.12 mMay 18, 2013
Lowest on record
0.03 mJune 29, 2015
Lowest on record
0.00 m below the lowest level on record

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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 54%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Allen Mill BridgeRiver gauge, River East Allen 0.21 m Low ±0 4.3 km
Haydon Bridge BrigwoodRiver gauge, River South Tyne 0.33 m Low −0.03 m 7.7 km
Haydon BridgeRiver gauge, River South Tyne 0.35 m Low −0.03 m 9.1 km
HaltwhistleRiver gauge, River Tyne 0.44 m Normal −0.03 m 10 km
FeatherstoneRiver gauge, River South Tyne 0.25 m Normal −0.02 m 12 km
AlstonRiver gauge, River South Tyne 0.25 m Low −0.03 m 14 km
Warden Bridge EndRiver gauge, River South Tyne −0.01 m Very low −0.05 m 14 km
HexhamRiver gauge, Cockshaw Burn 0.11 m Low ±0 15 km

Questions and answers

Is the River West Allen at Hindley Wrae Ford higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.03 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was −0.01 m.

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

What is the water level of Hindley Wrae Ford today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 01:30 BST, the water level was 0.03 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hindley Wrae Ford rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Hindley Wrae Ford 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 Hindley Wrae Ford?

The highest level on record is 2.12 m on May 18, 2013. The lowest is 0.03 m on June 29, 2015.

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:023058 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.91881, -2.32826 (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 0.03 m 2026-10-19 00:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hindley Wrae Ford (ea:023058). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/hindley-wrae-ford

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.