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Barnard Castle water level

River gauge, River Tees, Durham, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Water level

0.42m Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.09 m Lowest on record 0.30 m

History

0.50.6mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.50.6mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.40.6mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.40.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Tees at Barnard Castle is running below normal at 0.42 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.46 m to 1.70 m.

It has dropped 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.40 m and 0.76 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.46 m – 1.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.40 m – 0.76 m
Highest on record
3.09 mDecember 23, 2013
Lowest on record
0.30 mSeptember 4, 2017

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Tees

River Tees

The River Tees, in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for 85 miles (137 km) to reach the North Sea in the North East of England. The modern-day history of the river has been tied with the industries on Teesside in its lower reaches, where it has provided the means of import and export of goods to and from the North East England. The need for water further downstream also meant that reservoirs were built in the extreme upper reaches, such as Cow Green.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 11° 5° – Wind 17 km/h
18 Sun 10° 6° 0.1 mm, 49% Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 13° 6° 2.0 mm, 72% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 11° 8° 3.7 mm, 49% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 6.2 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h
22 Thu 11° 1° 2.1 mm, 45% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 7° 4° 24 mm, 86% Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tees

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees 0.43 m Low −0.05 m 13 km
Broken ScarRiver gauge, River Tees 0.58 m Normal −0.11 m 21 km
HurworthRiver gauge, River Tees 0.37 m Normal −0.06 m 27 km
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees 0.36 m Normal ±0 32 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees 0.57 m Normal +0.01 m 37 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.77 m Very high ±0 40 km
Tees DockTidal gauge, River Tees 0.85 m No reference yet −0.81 m 50 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rutherford BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta 0.16 m Low ±0 4.6 km
CopleyRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.07 m Very low ±0 9.3 km
LowlandsRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.08 m Normal ±0 12 km
Ramshaw MillRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.07 m Very low +0.01 m 15 km
Spring Gardens DamRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.10 m Lowest on record ±0 16 km
Oakley Cross BeckRiver gauge 0.20 m Low ±0 16 km
West AucklandRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.13 m Normal ±0 17 km
BedburnRiver gauge, Bedburn Beck 0.10 m Very low ±0 17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Tees at Barnard Castle?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.46 m to 1.70 m for this gauge.

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 0.42 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Barnard Castle today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 18:15 BST, the water level was 0.42 m. Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Barnard Castle rising or falling?

Down 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Barnard Castle normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Barnard Castle?

The highest level on record is 3.09 m on December 23, 2013. The lowest is 0.30 m on September 4, 2017.

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:F3504 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.54462, -1.92885 (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 0.42 m 2026-10-17 17:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Barnard Castle (ea:F3504). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/barnard-castle

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