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Upper River Wear

Upper River Wear from source to Witton Park

Flood alert area River Wear County Durham North East

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Stanhope on the boundary

River Wear • Stanhope • 6.8 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Witton Park in this area

River Wear • Witton Park • 13.8 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Sunderland Bridge

River Wear • Sunderland Bridge • 22.3 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Durham New Elvet Bridge

River Wear • Durham • 24.3 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Chester-Le-Street

River Wear • Chester-Le-Street • 28.6 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Bedburn in this area

Bedburn Beck • Hamsterley • 8.3 km

Steady · normal

Rookhope Burn • Eastgate • 9.6 km

Steady · normal

River Gaunless • Copley • 11.4 km

Steady · normal

Crook West Bridge Street on the boundary

Crook Beck • Crook West Bridge Street • 12.4 km

Steady · normal

River Gaunless • Cockfield • 14.0 km

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (24)

13 Nov 2025 at 10:39am Flood Alert

27 Dec 2023 at 3:39pm Flood Alert

7 Dec 2023 at 7:34pm Flood Alert

8 Jul 2023 at 11:25am Flood Alert

20 Feb 2022 at 7:48am Flood Alert

3 Feb 2021 at 8:02am Flood Alert

15 Feb 2020 at 6:16pm Flood Alert

8 Feb 2020 at 9:00pm Flood Alert

16 Mar 2019 at 1:17pm Flood Alert

23 Jan 2018 at 3:01pm Flood Alert

22 Nov 2017 at 8:44pm Flood Alert

19 Jul 2017 at 7:39pm Flood Alert

24 Dec 2015 at 10:55am Flood Alert

22 Dec 2015 at 9:14am Flood Alert

4 Dec 2015 at 4:30pm Flood Alert

14 Nov 2015 at 4:09pm Flood Alert

23 Dec 2013 at 4:21pm Flood Alert

20 Dec 2013 at 9:08pm Flood Alert

5 Aug 2013 at 4:39pm Flood Alert

27 Jul 2013 at 9:10pm Flood Alert

18 May 2013 at 11:40am Flood Alert

26 Jan 2013 at 7:47pm Flood Alert

24 Sep 2012 at 4:30pm Flood Alert

8 Dec 2011 at 12:24pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 132704 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 121WAF914

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