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John St Darlington

Skerne
Tees catchment • Darlington • Darlington • ID: L3503 • Level
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Current Level
0.139 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.147 m
24h Min
0.097 m
Typical Range
0.08 - 1.70
m
Highest Recorded
2.18 m
EA official record
A 4.04 reading (11 Oct 2018) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 6% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +1 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▬ steady 0.139 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.139 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▬ steady 0.138 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.138 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.135 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.135 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.134 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.133 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.132 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.131 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.130 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.129 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.128 m
07 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady 0.127 m
07 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady 0.127 m
07 Oct 19:15 0.127 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: John St Darlington
  • Watercourse: River Skerne
  • Nearest Town: Darlington
  • County: Darlington
  • Coordinates: 54°31'59"N 1°33'4"W (54.533026, -1.551040)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 31 Jan 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3503
  • RLOI id: 8108 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3503-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Tees
  • Typical Range: 0.080 – 1.700 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.14 m (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

17 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 730 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 17 report not discharging.

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Northumbrian Water · into River Skerne · 730 m upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Northumbrian Water · into The River Skerne · 12.0 km upstream along the river
15 spills · 122 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Skerne · 14.7 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Skerne · 16.0 km upstream along the river
5 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Skerne · 16.0 km upstream along the river
43 spills · 150 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Skerne · 23.5 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 41 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Rushyford Beck, Tributary Of · 24.8 km upstream along the river
24 spills · 153 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Rushyford Beck · 25.4 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 113 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

9 more further upstream, up to 42.5 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

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Northumbrian Water · into River Tees · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Skerne, Tributary Of · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
9 spills · 23 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Trib Of The River Skerne · 2.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
12 spills · 67 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Unnamed Trib Of Skerne · 2.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
21 spills · 39 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Cree Beck Into Kent Beck · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
5 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Cree Beck Tees Catchment · 2.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Cree Beck · 3.0 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
6 spills · 29 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Tees Tributary · 3.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
7 spills · 19 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

3 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

24 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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.70 m: 2 days since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

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

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

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

13flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 9 Feb 2020 — River Tees at Croft

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2020 3 0
2015 5 0
2012 3 0
2011 2 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Darlington flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Skerne at John St Darlington flooding today?

The current level is 0.14m, which is within the typical range of 0.08 to 1.70m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at John St Darlington?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 River Skerne at John St Darlington?

The typical range at this station is 0.08m to 1.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.70m 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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