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Weetwood Bridge water level

River gauge, River Till, Northumberland, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 3 Highest onrecord 4.47 m Lowest on record 0.18 m

History

History
0.51.0mOct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.0mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-012mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-012mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Till at Weetwood Bridge is at 0.25 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 0.28 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.25 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.23 m and 0.28 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
0.28 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.21 m – 0.68 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.14 m – 1.13 m
Same day last year
0.25 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.23 m – 0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.08 m – 2.55 m
Highest on record
4.47 mSeptember 6, 2008
Lowest on record
0.18 mOctober 2, 2015

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Till

River Till, Northumberland

The River Till is a river of north-eastern Northumberland. It is a tributary of the River Tweed, of which it is the only major tributary to flow wholly in England. Upstream of the locality of Bewick Bridge, 8.5 km to the southeast of Wooler the river is known as the River Breamish. It rises on Comb Fell in the Cheviot Hills.

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 07:49 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 10 min First quarter 63%

Map

Other gauges on the River Till

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Doddington BridgeRiver gauge, River Till 0.28 m Very low +0.03 m 2.3 km
Heaton MillRiver gauge, River Till 0.24 m Very low ±0 18 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WoolerRiver gauge, Wooler Water 0.09 m Very low ±0 2.8 km
Coldgate MillRiver gauge, Wooler Water 0.01 m Very low +0.05 m 5.1 km
BelfordRiver gauge, Belford Burn 0.17 m Normal ±0 9.9 km
Waren FordRiver gauge, Waren Burn 0.04 m Normal +0.01 m 12 km
Waren MillRiver gauge, Waren Burn 0.00 m Very low ±0 14 km
PawstonRiver gauge, Bowmont Water 0.23 m Very low ±0 17 km
NorhamRiver gauge, River Tweed 1.24 m Normal −0.04 m 22 km
ShilmoorRiver gauge, Usway Burn 0.03 m Very low ±0 25 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Till at Weetwood Bridge compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.25 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 0.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.21 m and 0.68 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Weetwood Bridge today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 01:15 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Weetwood Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Weetwood Bridge normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Weetwood Bridge?

The highest level on record is 4.47 m on September 6, 2008. The lowest is 0.18 m on October 2, 2015.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:021035 (Agency page)
Coordinates
55.55893, -1.97211 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-20 00:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Weetwood Bridge (ea:021035). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/northumberland/weetwood-bridge

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