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Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens water level

River gauge, Burn Valley Beck, Durham, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

-0.01m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.18 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-0.000.05mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.000.05mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
-0.00.10.20.3mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range-0.00.10.20.3mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens: the gauge reads −0.01 m, at a record low.

That is below the previous record low of 0.00 m (September 7, 2021), so the gauge is setting a new low. The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 0.95 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is −0.03 m – 0.29 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.01 m – 0.95 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.03 m – 0.29 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.00 m – 0.08 m
Highest on record
1.18 mDecember 1, 2021
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 7, 2021
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 14° 11° 3.8 mm, 67% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 12 mm, 89% Wind 20 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 2.4 mm, 87% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 11° 4° 0.1 mm, 39% Wind 15 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 9.8 mm, 75% Wind 34 km/h
24 Sat 11° 8° – Wind 31 km/h
25 Sun 17° 9° 0.6 mm, 49% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on Burn Valley Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Hartlepool Valley DriveRiver gauge, Burn Valley Beck 0.02 m Normal ±0 2.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Billingham Pennington CloseRiver gauge, Cowbridge Beck 0.05 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
Middlesbrough Albert ParkRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.05 m Lowest on record ±0 12 km
Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.02 m Normal ±0 13 km
Stockton Primrose HillRiver gauge, Lustrum Beck 0.01 m Very low +0.01 m 13 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.77 m Very high −0.01 m 14 km
Middlesbrough Ormesby HallRiver gauge, Ormesby Beck 0.01 m Very low ±0 15 km
Stockton Hartburn BridgeRiver gauge, Hartburn Beck 0.41 m Low −0.01 m 17 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees 0.56 m Normal −0.01 m 20 km

Questions and answers

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 −0.01 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 11:15 BST, the water level was −0.01 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens?

The highest level on record is 1.18 m on December 1, 2021. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 7, 2021.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L39020 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.67818, -1.21822 (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 −0.01 m 2026-10-19 10:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hartlepool Burn Valley Gardens (ea:L39020). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/hartlepool-burn-valley-gardens

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