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River Pont water levels

Live levels from 2 monitoring stations across Northumberland, updated every 15 minutes.

2stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
StamfordhamStamfordham0.62 m 1h agoNormal—
12.1 km by river
Callerton LanePonteland0.05 mASD 1h agoNormal—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins the Pont above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

No gauged tributary joins the Pont above Callerton Lane on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Pont goes

Below Callerton Lane, its water next reaches Hartford Bridge, a gauge on River Blyth, 17.1 km by river downstream.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Pont and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.

  • Med Burn (joins about 5.6 km above Callerton Lane)

Storm overflows upstream

6 storm overflows are traced upstream of Callerton Lane, the Pont’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Pont itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 6 not discharging
  • 0 offline or silent: 0 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 0 no live feed

Official figures for 2025, for the overflows traced upstream of Callerton Lane: 103 spills over 393 hours in total, across all 6.

Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of the Pont includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Above Stamfordham, the Pont’s highest gauge1 overflow
  • Bridge End SPS Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into River Pont · 200 m by river above Stamfordham · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h
Between Stamfordham and Callerton Lane5 overflows
  • Stamfordham CSO Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Pont · 12.1 km by river above Callerton Lane · 2025: 1 spill, 5.3 h
  • Stamfordham Sewage Treatment Works Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Pont · 11.8 km by river above Callerton Lane · 2025: 1 spill, 0 h
  • Moor Lane SSO Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Pont · 2.3 km by river above Callerton Lane · 2025: 24 spills, 61 h
  • Eastern Way SSO Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Pont · 1.2 km by river above Callerton Lane · 2025: 29 spills, 103 h
  • Memorial Hall SSO Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Pont · 270 m by river above Callerton Lane · 2025: 48 spills, 223 h

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of the Pont’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Crossfell Sewage Pumping Station Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Pont, Tributary Of · 1.6 km from Callerton Lane in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 0 spills, 0 h

3 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below the Pont’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © Northumbrian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

13 sampling points on the River Pont and the streams that join it above Callerton Lane, and below it. 6 have a sample from the last 12 months; 6 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Stamfordham River Pont 5 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Pont at Matfen ParkRiver Pont6.4 kmLast sampled 26 Sep 2019, before the imported period
Pont at BurnsideRiver Pont4.8 km7 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 106.3%Temp 10.3 °CpH 8.03Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Pont 150 m North of GilchestersRiver Pont2.7 kmLast sampled 26 Sep 2019, before the imported period
Marlpit Burn East of Marlpit PlantationFenwick Burn2.6 kmLast sampled 16 Mar 2022, before the imported period
Pont at Grange Road Bridge, StamfordhamRiver Pont0.2 km14 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 102%Temp 10.3 °CpH 7.95Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Above Callerton Lane River Pont 5 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Pont at Heugh Mill FarmRiver Pont11 km1 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 105.6%Temp 12 °CpH 8.53Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Med Burn near Kyloe HouseMed Burn8.6 kmLast sampled 4 Oct 2019, before the imported period
Pont at DaltonRiver Pont8.3 km2 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 93.2%Temp 6.5 °CpH 8.97Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Med Burn at MedburnMed Burn6.6 km1 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 105.9%Temp 12.9 °CpH 8.37Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Pont 2 km below confluence with Med BurnRiver Pont4.0 kmLast sampled 5 Dec 2006, before the imported period
Below Callerton Lane 3 points, 1 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Pont at PontelandRiver Pont0.1 kmLast sampled 25 Nov 2013, before the imported period
Pont at Ponteland Rifle RangesRiver Pont1.7 kmLast sampled 4 Mar 2020, before the imported period
River Pont at Kirkley MillRiver Pont5.1 km2 Sep 2026 · 36 days agoOxygen 78%Temp 15.3 °CpH 8.22Ammonia 0.042 mg/l

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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