Stamford Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Derwent, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Surface elevation

7.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

High water at Stamford Bridge: the latest reading is 7.22 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 7.00 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.22 m above typical. A year ago it stood at 7.21 m as well. The record high is 9.96 m, set on November 9, 2000.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.19 m – 7.22 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: 7.00 m0.22 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 6.98 m – 7.21 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 6.99 m – 9.10 m
Same day last year: 7.21 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.19 m – 7.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.19 m – 9.27 m
Highest on record: 9.96 mNovember 9, 2000
Lowest on record: 6.95 mFebruary 23, 2014

High water: what to watch for

Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.

Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.

About the River Derwent

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 7° 0.1 mm, 22% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 15° 10° 4.5 mm, 73% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 12° 10° 6.8 mm, 44% Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 12° 7° 4.6 mm, 59% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° 2.1 mm, 27% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 8° 5° 1.8 mm, 58% Wind 23 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° – Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Derwent

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ButtercrambeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.06 m	Lowest on record	±0	3.6 km
Elvington SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	5.84 m	Normal	+0.07 m	8.2 km
Kirkham SluicesRiver gauge, River Derwent	14.21 m	Low	±0	10 km
MaltonRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.48 m	Very low	−0.02 m	18 km
Bubwith BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.63 m	Normal	−0.01 m	19 km
Malton, A64 Road BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.34 m	Normal	−0.02 m	20 km
Low MarishesRiver gauge, River Derwent	1.19 m	Normal	−0.04 m	25 km
Loftsome BridgeRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.47 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
BarmbyRiver gauge, River Derwent	2.50 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	27 km
West AytonRiver gauge, River Derwent	−0.20 m	Lowest on record	±0	40 km
Forge ValleyRiver gauge, River Derwent	0.15 m	Low	±0	41 km
Mowthorpe Weir HeadRiver gauge, River Derwent	41.18 m	Very low	±0	42 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Elvington Pumping StationRiver gauge, Elvington Beck	3.97 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.2 km
Sandhill BridgeRiver gauge, Blackfoss Beck	0.08 m	Very low	±0	8.3 km
York Wolfe AvenueRiver gauge, Tang Hall Beck	0.03 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	9.8 km
HuntingtonRiver gauge, River Foss	0.70 m	Low	±0	10.0 km
West LillingRiver gauge, River Foss	0.30 m	Normal	−0.03 m	10 km
PocklingtonRiver gauge, Pocklington Beck	−0.01 m	Lowest on record	±0	11 km
York Castle Mills SluicesRiver gauge, River Foss	7.57 m	Normal	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Derwent at Stamford Bridge higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 7.21 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 7.00 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 6.98 m and 7.21 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Stamford Bridge really 7.22 m deep?

No. 7.22 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Stamford Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the surface elevation was 7.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stamford Bridge rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Stamford Bridge normal?

Very 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 Stamford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 9.96 m on November 9, 2000. The lowest is 6.95 m on February 23, 2014.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:L2810 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.99179, -0.91609 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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
Surface elevation	7.22 m	2026-10-18 18:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Stamford Bridge (ea:L2810). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/north-yorkshire/stamford-bridge

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