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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 11:15:48 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Stapleton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Skerne, in Darlington. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Skerne, about 30 m from the middle of Stapleton's gauges. It flows into the River Tees about 4.2 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Skerne nearest the middle of Stapleton's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Stapleton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Skerne, in Darlington. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Skerne is monitored by 1 station (South Park). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Stapleton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties and businesses in Darlington and Great Burdon, including Lodge Street, Russell Street, Riverside Way, Ely Close and South Park at the Cricket Ground, Park Place, Hird Street and Swan Street; Properties and businesses in lower parts of Darlington and Great Burdon, including Valley Street, John Street, Chesnut Street, Progress Way, Blackett Road, lower parts of Haughton Road near Blackett Road, Riverside Way, and Mill Lane; Properties at Linden Court, Baxby Terrace, Linden Drive, Hurworth Road and Tees View (A167), at Hurworth Place. Also the Caravan Park at Newbus Grange; Properties in Croft-on-Tees, including Monk End Farm and Spa Cottage.
There are 30 storm overflows within 5km of Stapleton. None of the 30 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Stapleton, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Stapleton gets about 664 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 66 mm; driest May, 42 mm). That is 43% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.9 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Stapleton has river level monitoring on River Skerne — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 6 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2020. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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