River Wear: water levels along the river

5 gauges report along the River Wear. 4 of them read below normal for the date, and none is running high.

The gauges are in Durham. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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5 gauges

River Wear: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Chester-Le-StreetRiver gauge, River Wear	0.29 m	Very low	±0	48 min ago
Durham New Elvet BridgeRiver gauge, River Wear	0.21 m	Very low	±0	33 min ago
StanhopeRiver gauge, River Wear	0.21 m	Normal	−0.01 m	33 min ago
Sunderland BridgeRiver gauge, River Wear	0.26 m	Very low	±0	48 min ago
Witton ParkRiver gauge, River Wear	0.31 m	Very low	−0.01 m	48 min ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Wear

The River Wear in Northern England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham, to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers. The Wear wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.