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Middlesbrough Albert Park water level

River gauge, Marton West Beck, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.07m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.33 m Lowest on record 0.09 m

History

0.050.080.100.13mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.050.080.100.13mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Middlesbrough Albert Park: the gauge reads 0.07 m, at a record low.

That is below the previous record low of 0.09 m (August 8, 2013), so the gauge is setting a new low. The usual range here runs from 0.12 m to 2.80 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.03 m – 0.22 m.

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

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
0.12 m – 2.80 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.03 m – 0.22 m
Highest on record
2.33 mNovember 25, 2012
Lowest on record
0.09 mAugust 8, 2013
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 7° 0.4 mm, 61% Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 12° 8° 3.3 mm, 87% Wind 16 km/h
19 Mon 15° 11° 0.1 mm, 26% Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 13° 11° 0.5 mm, 37% Wind 15 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 16 mm, 45% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 12° 5° 3.0 mm, 36% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 11° 7° 36 mm, 74% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 27 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on Marton West Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Middlesbrough Albert Park FootbridgeRiver gauge, Marton West Beck 0.01 m Normal ±0 0.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Middlesbrough Ormesby HallRiver gauge, Ormesby Beck 0.01 m Very low ±0 3.0 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees 2.77 m Very high +0.01 m 5.2 km
Stockton Primrose HillRiver gauge, Lustrum Beck 0.00 m Very low ±0 5.8 km
Billingham Pennington CloseRiver gauge, Cowbridge Beck 0.05 m Normal ±0 6.7 km
Stockton Hartburn BridgeRiver gauge, Hartburn Beck 0.40 m Low ±0 9.0 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees 0.57 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
Great AytonRiver gauge, River Leven 0.05 m Low ±0 10 km
Stokesley UpstreamRiver gauge, River Leven 0.45 m Normal ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

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

What is the water level of Middlesbrough Albert Park today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST, the water level was 0.07 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Middlesbrough Albert Park rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Middlesbrough Albert Park normal?

Lower than ever recorded here. Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Middlesbrough Albert Park?

The highest level on record is 2.33 m on November 25, 2012. The lowest is 0.09 m on August 8, 2013.

How often is this data updated?

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

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:L3921 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.56593, -1.22806 (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 0.07 m 2026-10-17 23:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Middlesbrough Albert Park (ea:L3921). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/middlesbrough-albert-park

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