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Yarm water level

River gauge, River Tees, Durham, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.57m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 4 Highest onrecord 4.07 m Lowest on record 0.15 m

History

History
0.50.6mOct 10Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.50.6mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.40.50.6mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.40.50.6mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Tees at Yarm is at 0.57 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.52 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.05 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.56 m, a difference of +0.02 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.41 m and 0.67 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
0.52 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.45 m – 0.64 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.45 m – 1.80 m
Same day last year
0.56 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.41 m – 0.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.41 m – 1.57 m
Highest on record
4.07 mFebruary 7, 2001
Lowest on record
0.15 mDecember 21, 1999

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 6° – Wind 19 km/h
18 Sun 12° 7° 0.6 mm, 76% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 15° 8° – Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 3.2 mm, 31% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 14° 10° 4.4 mm, 43% Wind 17 km/h
22 Thu 11° 8° 1.1 mm, 34% Wind 31 km/h
23 Fri 11° 6° 5.1 mm, 58% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 37%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tees

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees 0.40 m Normal +0.03 m 6.0 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.77 m Very high +0.01 m 6.3 km
HurworthRiver gauge, River Tees 0.39 m Normal +0.02 m 11 km
Broken ScarRiver gauge, River Tees 0.64 m Normal −0.03 m 16 km
Tees DockTidal gauge, River Tees 0.49 m No reference yet −0.72 m 16 km
Barnard CastleRiver gauge, River Tees 0.43 m Low −0.08 m 37 km
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees 0.45 m Low ±0 48 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Stockton Hartburn BridgeRiver gauge, Hartburn Beck 0.40 m Low ±0 4.2 km
Foxton BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven 0.16 m Very low +0.02 m 5.3 km
Stockton Primrose HillRiver gauge, Lustrum Beck 0.00 m Very low ±0 7.3 km
Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.02 m Normal ±0 9.8 km
Middlesbrough Albert ParkRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.05 m Lowest on record −0.01 m 10 km
Middlesbrough Ormesby HallRiver gauge, Ormesby Beck 0.00 m Very low −0.06 m 11 km
StokesleyRiver gauge, River Leven 0.11 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Tees at Yarm higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.56 m.

What is a normal level for the River Tees at Yarm in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.52 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.45 m and 0.64 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 0.57 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Yarm today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST, the water level was 0.57 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Yarm rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.09 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Yarm normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Yarm?

The highest level on record is 4.07 m on February 7, 2001. The lowest is 0.15 m on December 21, 1999.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L3602 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.51237, -1.35588 (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 0.57 m 2026-10-17 04:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Yarm (ea:L3602). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/yarm

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