Teeswater River near Paisley water level

What this means

At 11.36 m, the Teeswater River near Paisley is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.16 m below the median of 11.53 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 11.41 m (−0.05 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 11.31 m and 11.37 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

11.53 m0.16 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

11.35 m – 11.95 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Same day last year

11.41 m−0.05 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

11.31 m – 11.37 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.31 m – 12.61 m