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Rede Bridge water level

River gauge, River Rede, Northumberland, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.23m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.08 m Lowest on record 0.17 m

History

History
0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.20.40.6mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.23 m, the River Rede at Rede Bridge is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 0.33 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.25 m (−0.02 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.17 m (August 17, 1984).

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 0.20 m and 0.35 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
0.33 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.25 m – 0.56 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.21 m – 2.00 m
Same day last year
0.25 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.20 m – 0.35 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.18 m – 1.40 m
Highest on record
3.08 mJanuary 4, 1982
Lowest on record
0.17 mAugust 17, 1984

On the river at Rede Bridge

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

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

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 46%

Map

Other gauges on the River Rede

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Otterburn MillRiver gauge, River Rede 0.29 m Low −0.03 m 9.7 km
OtterburnRiver gauge, River Rede 0.46 m Normal −0.02 m 11 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BellinghamRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.01 m Very low −0.03 m 3.4 km
ReaverhillRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.41 m Very low −0.06 m 11 km
ChollerfordRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.17 m Normal −0.03 m 14 km
FalstoneRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.08 m Very low ±0 15 km
Ugly DubRiver gauge, River North Tyne 0.31 m Very low ±0 16 km
Kielder ReservoirRiver gauge −4.21 m Very low +0.01 m 17 km
Acomb MillersfieldRiver gauge, Red Burn 0.18 m Normal −0.02 m 18 km
Warden Bridge EndRiver gauge, River South Tyne 0.03 m Low −0.07 m 18 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Rede at Rede Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.25 m.

What is a normal level for the River Rede at Rede Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.33 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.25 m and 0.56 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 0.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Rede Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 04:30 BST, the water level was 0.23 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Rede Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Rede Bridge 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 Rede Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.08 m on January 4, 1982. The lowest is 0.17 m on August 17, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:023008 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.14296, -2.20861 (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 0.23 m 2026-10-18 03:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Rede Bridge (ea:023008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/rede-bridge

How we check values

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