Otterburn Mill water level
River gauge, River Rede, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Right now
Low for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.28 m, the River Rede at Otterburn Mill is below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.08 m below the median of 0.36 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.24 m (+0.04 m).
The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.25 m and 0.52 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
- 0.36 m0.08 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.25 m – 0.79 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.19 m – 3.50 m
- Same day last year
- 0.24 m+0.04 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.25 m – 0.52 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- −0.14 m – 2.30 m
- Highest on record
- 4.23 mFebruary 9, 2020
- Lowest on record
- 0.14 mAugust 13, 1999
On the river at Otterburn Mill
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.
About the River Rede
The Rede is a river in Northumberland, England. The river rises on Carter Fell on the Anglo-Scottish border feeding Catcleugh Reservoir and joins the River North Tyne below the village of Redesmouth. The Rede is one of only two rivers in the North East of England that has the freshwater pearl mussel in its waters.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
The forecast is not available right now.
Map
Other gauges on the River Rede
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtterburnRiver gauge, River Rede | 0.45 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 3.1 km |
| Rede BridgeRiver gauge, River Rede | 0.22 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 9.7 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellinghamRiver gauge, River North Tyne | 0.00 m | Very low | −0.02 m | 11 km |
| Alwinton BridgeRiver gauge, River Coquet | 0.15 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 13 km |
| ShilmoorRiver gauge, Usway Burn | 0.03 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 15 km |
| FalstoneRiver gauge, River North Tyne | 0.08 m | Very low | ±0 | 17 km |
| NunnykirkRiver gauge, River Font | 0.38 m | Normal | ±0 | 18 km |
| Ugly DubRiver gauge, River North Tyne | 0.31 m | Very low | ±0 | 18 km |
| Middleton BridgeRiver gauge, River Wansbeck | 0.11 m | Low | ±0 | 19 km |
| Kielder ReservoirRiver gauge | −4.21 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 19 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Rede at Otterburn Mill compare with last year?
It is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.24 m.
What is a normal level for the River Rede at Otterburn Mill in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.36 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.25 m and 0.79 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 0.28 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Otterburn Mill today?
On 18 Oct 2026, 17:30 BST, the water level was 0.28 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Otterburn Mill rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Otterburn Mill normal?
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 Otterburn Mill?
The highest level on record is 4.23 m on February 9, 2020. The lowest is 0.14 m on August 13, 1999.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:023024(Agency page)- Coordinates
55.22792, -2.17683(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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water level | 0.28 m | 2026-10-18 16:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Otterburn Mill (ea:023024). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/otterburn-mill
How we check values
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer