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River Rede water levels

Live levels from 3 monitoring stations across Northumberland, updated every 15 minutes.

3stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
OtterburnElishaw0.43 m 25m agoNormal—
4.6 km by river
Otterburn MillOtterburn0.26 m 25m agoNormal—
15.6 km by river
Rede BridgeRedesmouth0.21 m 25m 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 Rede 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 Rede above Rede Bridge on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Rede goes

Below Rede Bridge, its water next reaches Reaverhill, a gauge on River North Tyne, 16.6 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 Rede 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.

Storm overflows upstream

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

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 3 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 Rede Bridge: 141 spills over 1,843 hours in total, across all 3.

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 Rede includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Between Otterburn Mill and Rede Bridge3 overflows
  • Elsdon Sewage Treatment Works Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into Elsdon Burn · 18.5 km by river above Rede Bridge · 2025: 18 spills, 15 h
  • Otterburn STW Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into River Rede · 15.3 km by river above Rede Bridge · 2025: 120 spills, 1,816 h
  • West Woodburn SPS Not discharging
    Northumbrian Water · into River Rede · 5.7 km by river above Rede Bridge · 2025: 3 spills, 12 h

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.

17 sampling points on the River Rede and the streams that join it above Rede Bridge, and below it. 4 have a sample from the last 12 months; 7 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Otterburn River Rede 7 points, 3 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Rede at CottonshopefootRiver Rede13 kmLast sampled 15 Dec 2021, before the imported period
Blakehope Burn at Blakehope Burn HaughBlakehope Burn12 km5 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 102.2%Temp 7.6 °CpH 8.04Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Rede upstream of Bellshiel BurnRiver Rede8.3 kmLast sampled 24 Apr 2017, before the imported period
Rede at Woolaw FarmRiver Rede6.6 km4 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 98.1%Temp 2.5 °CpH 7.77Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Sills Burn upstream Redesdale CampSills Burn6.5 kmLast sampled 4 Mar 2005, before the imported period
Sills Burn at A68 RoadSills Burn6.0 km21 Sep 2026 · 17 days agoOxygen 96.9%Temp 10.4 °CpH 8.21Ammonia 0.052 mg/l
Durtrees Burn at A696Durtrees Burn0.5 kmLast sampled 30 Nov 2012, before the imported period
Above Otterburn Mill River Rede 2 points, 1 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Small tributary of Dargues Burn Next to Roman Campunnamed stream5.1 km6 Dec 2024 · 22 months agoOxygen 96%Temp 4.2 °CpH 5.23Ammonia 0.019 mg/l
Otter Burn at OtterburnOtter Burn2.6 kmLast sampled 5 Oct 2004, before the imported period
Above Rede Bridge River Rede 6 points, 2 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Elsdon Burn 100 upstream of Minewater DischargeElsdon Burn18 kmLast sampled 9 Dec 2009, before the imported period
Elsdon Burn at Soppit FarmElsdon Burn16 km4 Jun 2024 · 2.3 years agoOxygen 97.3% Dec 2023Temp 5 °C Dec 2023pH 7.09 Dec 2023Ammonia 0.012 mg/l Dec 2023
Elsdon Burn near Soppits Farm downstream of Elsdon minewaterElsdon Burn16 kmLast sampled 5 Dec 2000, before the imported period
Rede at OtterburnRiver Rede16 km2 Sep 2026 · 36 days agoOxygen 101.2%Temp 15.5 °CpH 8.22Ammonia 0.028 mg/l
Elsdon Burn at Road Bridge A696 downstream of minewaterElsdon Burn14 kmLast sampled 7 Dec 2021, before the imported period
Rede at TownheadRiver Rede7.7 kmLast sampled 7 Dec 2022, before the imported period
Below Rede Bridge 2 points, 1 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Below the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Rede Approx 100 m upstream of Redesmouth BridgeRiver Rede1.0 km2 Sep 2026 · 36 days agoOxygen 99.9%Temp 15.9 °CpH 8.31Ammonia 0.0031 mg/l
Rede at Redesmouth BridgeRiver Rede1.2 kmLast sampled 30 Nov 2006, before the imported period

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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