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River Wear: water levels along the river

5 gauges report along the River Wear. 4 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

On this page the river runs through Durham. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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5 gauges

River Wear: water levels along the river
Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Updated
Chester-Le-StreetRiver gauge, River Wear 0.30 m Very low 41 min ago
Durham New Elvet BridgeRiver gauge, River Wear 0.22 m Low 0.00 m 26 min ago
StanhopeRiver gauge, River Wear 0.22 m Normal 26 min ago
Sunderland BridgeRiver gauge, River Wear 0.26 m Very low −0.01 m 41 min ago
Witton ParkRiver gauge, River Wear 0.32 m Very low 41 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.