Foxton Bridge water level
River gauge, River Leven, Durham, United Kingdom
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 0.14 m³/s
History
20252026
What this means
At 0.16 m, the River Leven at Foxton Bridge is far below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.09 m below the median of 0.25 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.17 m (−0.01 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.13 m (July 2, 2015).
The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.12 m and 0.20 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
- 0.25 m0.09 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.19 m – 0.36 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.21 m – 1.80 m
- Same day last year
- 0.17 m−0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.12 m – 0.20 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.13 m – 1.10 m
- Highest on record
- 2.63 mNovember 30, 2009
- Lowest on record
- 0.13 mJuly 2, 2015
On the river at Foxton 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 Leven
The River Leven is a river in Fife, Scotland. It flows from Loch Leven into the Firth of Forth at the town of Leven. The river is 47 km long and is home to brown trout and hosts a run of sea trout and atlantic salmon. The estuary has bass and mullet. The river has a number of barriers such as sluice gates, weirs and dams.
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Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Leven
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stokesley DownstreamRiver gauge, River Leven | 0.64 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 6.6 km |
| StokesleyRiver gauge, River Leven | 0.11 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 6.8 km |
| Stokesley UpstreamRiver gauge, River Leven | 0.45 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 8.1 km |
| Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven | 0.05 m | Low | ±0 | 11 km |
| EasbyRiver gauge, River Leven | 0.09 m | Very low | ±0 | 13 km |
| Newby BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven | 1.05 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 111 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YarmRiver gauge, River Tees | 0.57 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 5.3 km |
| Stockton Hartburn BridgeRiver gauge, Hartburn Beck | 0.40 m | Low | ±0 | 9.1 km |
| Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees | 0.39 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 9.2 km |
| StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees | 2.77 m | Very high | +0.01 m | 9.5 km |
| Middlesbrough Ormesby HallRiver gauge, Ormesby Beck | 0.05 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 9.9 km |
| Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck | 0.02 m | Normal | ±0 | 10 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Leven at Foxton Bridge compare with last year?
It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.17 m.
What is a normal level for the River Leven at Foxton Bridge in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.19 m and 0.36 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 0.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Foxton Bridge today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 09:45 BST, the water level was 0.16 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Foxton Bridge rising or falling?
Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Foxton 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 Foxton Bridge?
The highest level on record is 2.63 m on November 30, 2009. The lowest is 0.13 m on July 2, 2015.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:F3803(Agency page)- Coordinates
54.47771, -1.29874(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 | 0.16 m | 2026-10-17 08:45 | Provisional |
| Flow | 0.14 m³/s | 2026-10-17 08:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Foxton Bridge (ea:F3803). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/foxton-bridge
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