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Darlington Faverdale water level

River gauge, West Beck, Durham, United Kingdom

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Lower than ever recorded here

Water level

0.12m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 0.64 m Lowest on record 0.13 m

History

0.120.13mOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.120.13mOct 12Oct 16Oct 19Bottom of normal range
0.100.150.200.25mSep 19Sep 27Oct 4Oct 12Oct 19Bottom of normal range0.100.150.200.25mSep 19Oct 4Oct 19Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.12 m, West Beck at Darlington Faverdale is at a record low.

It has now dropped past the published record low of 0.13 m (September 25, 2021). The usual range here runs from 0.13 m to 1.00 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.10 m and 0.25 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
0.13 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.25 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.10 m – 0.15 m
Highest on record
0.64 mOctober 9, 2024
Lowest on record
0.13 mSeptember 25, 2021
Lowest on record
0.01 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Darlington Faverdale

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About West Beck

West Beck

West Beck is the common name given to the upper section of the old River Hull, as it rises in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds. After reaching Frodingham Beck at Emmotland, it becomes called the River Hull. It is noteworthy for being the most northerly chalk stream in England. It provides fly fishing for wild brown trout and grayling.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 14° 8° 0.7 mm Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 10° 11 mm, 94% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 13° 7° 0.6 mm, 91% Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 10° 2° 0.3 mm, 44% Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 14° 7° 17 mm, 73% Wind 24 km/h
24 Sat 11° 7° 1.0 mm, 47% Wind 30 km/h
25 Sun 17° 8° 0.2 mm, 49% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 18 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on West Beck

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wansford Snakeholm LockRiver gauge, West Beck 0.45 m Low +0.02 m 100 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
John St DarlingtonRiver gauge, River Skerne 0.08 m Very low ±0 1.9 km
Broken ScarRiver gauge, River Tees 0.49 m Low −0.10 m 3.1 km
South ParkRiver gauge, River Skerne 0.17 m Low ±0 3.6 km
Croft Monk End FarmRiver gauge, Clow Beck 0.60 m Lowest on record −0.05 m 6.4 km
HurworthRiver gauge, River Tees 0.34 m Normal −0.03 m 7.2 km
Low MoorRiver gauge, River Tees 0.32 m Normal −0.07 m 11 km
South ChurchRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.05 m Lowest on record ±0 13 km
Dovecote HillRiver gauge, River Gaunless 0.47 m Very low ±0 13 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 0.12 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Darlington Faverdale today?

On 19 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.12 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Darlington Faverdale rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Darlington Faverdale 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 Darlington Faverdale?

The highest level on record is 0.64 m on October 9, 2024. The lowest is 0.13 m on September 25, 2021.

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:L35024 (Agency page)
Coordinates
54.54165, -1.57719 (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 0.12 m 2026-10-19 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Darlington Faverdale (ea:L35024). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/durham/darlington-faverdale

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