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Stockton Hartburn Bridge water level

River gauge, Hartburn Beck, Durham, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.41m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.94 m Lowest on record 0.38 m

History

0.400.41mOct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.400.41mOct 12Oct 15Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.400.450.50mSep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.400.450.50mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Hartburn Beck at Stockton Hartburn Bridge is running below normal at 0.41 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.41 m to 1.25 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.38 m and 0.50 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.41 m – 1.25 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.38 m – 0.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.38 m – 0.46 m
Highest on record
2.94 mSeptember 25, 2012
Lowest on record
0.38 mAugust 21, 2005

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 6° 1.0 mm, 92% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 16° 7° 0.2 mm, 35% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 13 mm, 48% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 12° 6° 4.3 mm, 66% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 12° 4° 0.6 mm, 24% Wind 14 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 57%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.77 m Very high ±0 3.9 km
Stockton Primrose HillRiver gauge, Lustrum Beck 0.01 m Very low +0.01 m 4.2 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees 0.57 m Normal +0.02 m 4.2 km
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees 0.35 m Normal −0.01 m 8.3 km
Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.02 m Normal ±0 8.8 km
Billingham Pennington CloseRiver gauge, Cowbridge Beck 0.05 m Normal ±0 9.0 km
Middlesbrough Albert ParkRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.05 m Lowest on record ±0 9.0 km
Foxton BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven 0.16 m Very low ±0 9.1 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Hartburn Beck at Stockton Hartburn Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.41 m to 1.25 m for this gauge.

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

What is the water level of Stockton Hartburn Bridge today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the water level was 0.41 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stockton Hartburn Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Stockton Hartburn Bridge normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Stockton Hartburn Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.94 m on September 25, 2012. The lowest is 0.38 m on August 21, 2005.

How often is this data updated?

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

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L3937 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.54999, -1.36554 (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 0.41 m 2026-10-19 06:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Stockton Hartburn Bridge (ea:L3937). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/stockton-hartburn-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