Morpeth water level

Name: Morpeth water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Wansbeck, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

24.34m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST (25 min ago)

History

7 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Morpeth reads 24.34 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 24.35 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 24.32 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 24.34 m and 24.35 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: 24.35 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 24.32 m – 24.47 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year: 24.32 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 24.34 m – 24.35 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 24.30 m – 25.14 m

On the river at Morpeth

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Wansbeck

The River Wansbeck runs through the county of Northumberland, England. It rises above Sweethope Lough on the edge of Fourlaws Forest in the area known locally as The Wanneys ; runs through the town of Ashington before discharging into the North Sea at Sandy Bay near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 11° 6° – Wind 14 km/h

19 Mon 13° 6° – Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 6.3 mm, 40% Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 12° 10° 6.3 mm, 53% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 11° 7° 0.4 mm, 37% Wind 38 km/h

23 Fri 11° 5° 3.2 mm, 58% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:41 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wansbeck

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MitfordRiver gauge, River Wansbeck	0.37 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.1 km
Middleton BridgeRiver gauge, River Wansbeck	0.10 m	Low	−0.01 m	14 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mitford DamRiver gauge	0.29 m	Low	−0.01 m	4.3 km
Hartford BridgeRiver gauge, River Blyth	0.11 m	Very low	±0	7.6 km
HartburnRiver gauge, River Hartburn	0.04 m	Very low	±0	11 km
Callerton LaneRiver gauge, River Pont	0.04 m	Normal	±0	13 km
NunnykirkRiver gauge, River Font	0.37 m	Normal	±0	15 km
WoolsingtonRiver gauge, Ouse Burn	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	16 km
GosforthRiver gauge, Ouse Burn	0.29 m	Very low	−0.02 m	17 km
StamfordhamRiver gauge, River Pont	0.61 m	Normal	±0	18 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Wansbeck at Morpeth higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 24.32 m.

What is a normal level for the River Wansbeck at Morpeth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 24.35 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 24.32 m and 24.47 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Morpeth really 24.34 m deep?

No. 24.34 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Morpeth today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 20:00 BST, the surface elevation was 24.34 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Morpeth rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Morpeth normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:022017 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.16763, -1.69450 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	24.34 m	2026-10-17 19:00	Provisional
Water level	–	–	–

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Morpeth (ea:022017). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/morpeth

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.

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