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Kielder Reservoir water level

River gauge, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

-4.21m Steady over the last 24 hours

-4 -3 -2

History

-4-3-2mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19-4-3-2mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19
-4-3-2mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19-4-3-2mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19
-4-20mDec 2022Dec 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026-4-20mDec 2022Nov 2024Oct 2026
-4-20mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-4-20mJanAprJulOct2026

20232026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At −4.21 m, Kielder Reservoir is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.63 m below the median of −2.58 m for mid-October, based on 17 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −4.68 m and −4.21 m.

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

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
−2.58 m1.63 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
−3.87 m – −1.72 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−4.68 m – −4.21 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−4.66 m – −4.21 m

On the river at Kielder Reservoir

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
19 Mon 11° 5° 0.7 mm, 69% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 11° 10° 9.6 mm, 74% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 2.3 mm, 73% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 9° 2° 0.7 mm, 27% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 7° 0° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 9° 4° 7.0 mm, 50% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 16 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Ugly DubRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.31 m Very low ±0 0.7 km
FalstoneRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.08 m Very low ±0 1.7 km
Coalburn BeckRiver gauge, Coal Burn 0.14 m Normal −0.01 m 9.5 km
Kielder ButteryhaughRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.53 m Very high −0.02 m 9.7 km
Kielder BurnRiver gauge 0.20 m Low −0.01 m 9.8 km
BellinghamRiver gauge, River North Tyne −0.01 m Very low −0.01 m 13 km
Rede BridgeRiver gauge, River Rede 0.22 m Very low −0.01 m 17 km
OtterburnRiver gauge, River Rede 0.45 m Normal −0.01 m 17 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Kielder Reservoir in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is −2.58 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between −3.87 m and −1.72 m, based on 17 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 −4.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kielder Reservoir today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 14:15 BST, the water level was −4.21 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kielder Reservoir rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.27 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kielder Reservoir normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

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

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:023055
Coordinates
55.17770, -2.46127 (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 −4.21 m 2026-10-19 13:15 Provisional

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Environment Agency: Kielder Reservoir (ea:023055). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/kielder-reservoir

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer