River Tees: water levels along the river

8 gauges report along the River Tees. 2 are below normal for the date and 1 above. Low and high readings are fairly evenly spread.

The gauges on this page are spread across Durham and North Yorkshire. 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.

Very lowLowNormalHighVery highFloodingNo reference yet

8 gauges

River Tees: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees	0.43 m	Low	−0.02 m	47 min ago
Tees DockTidal gauge, River Tees	−0.62 m	No reference yet	+0.20 m	47 min ago
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees	2.77 m	Very high	+0.01 m	47 min ago
Barnard CastleRiver gauge, River Tees	0.43 m	Low	−0.05 m	47 min ago
Broken ScarRiver gauge, River Tees	0.58 m	Normal	−0.09 m	47 min ago
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees	0.58 m	Normal	+0.04 m	47 min ago
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees	0.36 m	Normal	−0.01 m	47 min ago
HurworthRiver gauge, River Tees	0.39 m	Normal	+0.01 m	32 min ago

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

About the 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.