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Ouse Bridge water level

River gauge, River Derwent, Cumbria, United Kingdom

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Right now

High for mid-October

Water level

1.32m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 3.89 m Lowest on record 0.30 m

History

History
12mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
12mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range12mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Ouse Bridge shows 1.32 m, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.46 m above the median of 0.87 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.77 m (+0.55 m).

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.77 m and 1.37 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
0.87 m0.46 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.63 m – 1.35 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.44 m – 2.21 m
Same day last year
0.77 m+0.55 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.77 m – 1.37 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.52 m – 2.53 m
Highest on record
3.89 mDecember 6, 2015
Lowest on record
0.30 mMay 21, 1984

On the river at Ouse Bridge

High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Derwent

River Derwent, North East England

The River Derwent is a river which flows between the historic county boundaries of Durham and Northumberland, and in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. It then enters the Derwent Reservoir near Edmundbyers, west of Consett. The River Derwent then flows through the Derwent Gorge, past Allensford, Shotley Bridge, Blackhall Mill, Rowlands Gill, Gibside estate and the Nine Arches Viaduct near Derwenthaugh Country Park. The Derwent is a tributary of the River Tyne, which it joins at Derwenthaugh near Gateshead.

Read more on Wikipedia

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 22 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 11° 2° – Wind 8 km/h
18 Sun 11° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
19 Mon 14° 0° – Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 12° 2° 2.3 mm, 35% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 12 mm, 55% Wind 26 km/h
22 Thu 10° 7° 4.0 mm, 56% Wind 34 km/h
23 Fri 9° 3° 5.8 mm, 86% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 39%

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Other gauges on the River Derwent

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Kingfisher, CockermouthRiver gauge, River Derwent 1.13 m Normal −0.07 m 8.2 km
PortinscaleRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.89 m High −0.10 m 9.8 km
Seaton Mill, Barepot, WorkingtonRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.77 m Normal −0.04 m 18 km
Eddys BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.26 m Low ±0 86 km
Blackhall MillRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.04 m Very low −0.01 m 95 km
Rowlands GillRiver gauge, River Derwent 0.12 m Very low ±0 100 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Castle HoweRiver gauge, Bassenthwaite Lake 1.56 m Very high −0.03 m 1.4 km
South Street FootbridgeRiver gauge, River Cocker 1.19 m High −0.08 m 7.7 km
Southwaite BridgeRiver gauge, River Cocker 0.71 m High −0.09 m 7.8 km
Blennerhasset BridgeRiver gauge, River Ellen 0.70 m Normal −0.02 m 9.6 km
Keswick CampsiteRiver gauge, River Greta 0.90 m High −0.12 m 11 km
Greta BridgeRiver gauge, River Greta 1.21 m Normal −0.08 m 11 km
Scalehill Upper Lorton ValleyRiver gauge, River Cocker 0.83 m Very high −0.11 m 12 km
Bull GillRiver gauge, River Ellen 0.47 m Normal −0.05 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Derwent at Ouse Bridge compare with last year?

It is 0.55 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.77 m.

What is a normal level for the River Derwent at Ouse Bridge in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.63 m and 1.35 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 1.32 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ouse Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST, the water level was 1.32 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ouse Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Ouse Bridge normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Ouse Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.89 m on December 6, 2015. The lowest is 0.30 m on May 21, 1984.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:751110 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.67800, -3.24495 (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 1.32 m 2026-10-17 10:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ouse Bridge (ea:751110). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/ouse-bridge

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