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Water Level Easing
Easing — down from 0.15 at 00:45, now 0.14
0.14

Wearhead

Killhope Burn
Wear catchment • Wearhead • County Durham • ID: 024010 • Level
(37m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 132 views

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Current Level
0.137 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.270 m
24h Min
0.137 m
Typical Range
0.01 - 1.13
m
Highest Recorded
1.54 m
EA official record
1.54 in our data (since Feb 2000)
Current level is 9% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.9 cm over 6h
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.137 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.137 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.138 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.139 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.138 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.140 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.139 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.140 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.140 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.141 m
08 Oct 07:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.141 m
08 Oct 06:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.144 m
08 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady 0.142 m
08 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.142 m
08 Oct 05:45 ▬ steady 0.145 m
08 Oct 05:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.145 m
08 Oct 05:00 ▬ steady 0.146 m
08 Oct 04:45 0.146 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Wearhead
  • Watercourse: Killhope Burn
  • Nearest Town: Wearhead
  • County: County Durham
  • Nearest reservoir: Burnhope (1.6 km) · 98.3% full (as of 28 Dec 2025)
  • Coordinates: 54°45'14"N 2°13'31"W (54.753822, -2.225251)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1999
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 024010
  • RLOI id: 8212 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 024010-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Wear
  • Typical Range: 0.014 – 1.130 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.14 m (EA at 8 Oct 10:00)

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4 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.13 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 1 day
2022 1 day
2021 0 days
2020 2 days
2019 1 day
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Killhope Burn at Wearhead flooding today?

The current level is 0.14m, which is within the typical range of 0.01 to 1.13m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Wearhead?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the Killhope Burn at Wearhead?

The typical range at this station is 0.01m to 1.13m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.13m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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