Low Moor water level

Name: Low Moor water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Tees, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.36m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST (42 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Tees at Low Moor is at 0.36 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.31 m to 4.50 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.34 m and 0.40 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: 0.31 m – 4.50 m
Highest on record: 6.32 mJune 4, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.21 mNovember 29, 1989

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.

About the River Tees

The River Tees, in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for 85 miles (137 km) to reach the North Sea in the North East of England. The modern-day history of the river has been tied with the industries on Teesside in its lower reaches, where it has provided the means of import and export of goods to and from the North East England. The need for water further downstream also meant that reservoirs were built in the extreme upper reaches, such as Cow Green.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 7° 0.1 mm, 34% Wind 17 km/h

19 Mon 15° 8° – Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 12° 8° 13 mm, 58% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 6.1 mm, 61% Wind 18 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 0.3 mm, 47% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 8° 4° – Wind 19 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 31 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the River Tees

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HurworthRiver gauge, River Tees	0.40 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.3 km
YarmRiver gauge, River Tees	0.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.0 km
Broken ScarRiver gauge, River Tees	0.69 m	Normal	+0.10 m	11 km
StocktonRiver gauge, River Tees	2.77 m	Very high	−0.01 m	12 km
Tees DockTidal gauge, River Tees	0.11 m	No reference yet	+0.68 m	22 km
Barnard CastleRiver gauge, River Tees	0.39 m	Low	−0.04 m	32 km
MiddletonRiver gauge, River Tees	0.41 m	Low	−0.03 m	44 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Croft Monk End FarmRiver gauge, Clow Beck	0.66 m	Very low	+0.01 m	8.3 km
South ParkRiver gauge, River Skerne	0.18 m	Low	±0	8.3 km
Stockton Hartburn BridgeRiver gauge, Hartburn Beck	0.41 m	Normal	+0.01 m	8.3 km
John St DarlingtonRiver gauge, River Skerne	0.08 m	Very low	±0	8.7 km
Foxton BridgeRiver gauge, River Leven	0.16 m	Very low	±0	9.2 km
Darlington FaverdaleRiver gauge, West Beck	0.11 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Tees at Low Moor?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.31 m to 4.50 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 0.36 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Low Moor today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST, the water level was 0.36 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Low Moor rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Low Moor normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Low Moor?

The highest level on record is 6.32 m on June 4, 2000. The lowest is 0.21 m on November 29, 1989.

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:F3606 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.48853, -1.43961 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.36 m	2026-10-18 11:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Low Moor (ea:F3606). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/low-moor

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer