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Easing — down from 0.15 at 16:00, now 0.13
0.13

Stokesley

Leven
Tees catchment • Stokesley • North Yorkshire • ID: L3805 • Level
(1h ago) • 4 readings/hr • 159 views

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Current Level
0.131 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.186 m
24h Min
0.131 m
Typical Range
0.05 - 0.30
m
Highest Recorded
1.62 m
EA official record
1.01 in our data (since Apr 1998)
Current level is 8% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.6 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 0.131 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▬ steady 0.131 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.131 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▬ steady 0.132 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.132 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.131 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.132 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.132 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.131 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.132 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.132 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.132 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.132 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.132 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.133 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.134 m
07 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.135 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.135 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.136 m
07 Oct 20:00 0.137 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Stokesley
  • Watercourse: River Leven
  • Nearest Town: Stokesley
  • County: North Yorkshire
  • Coordinates: 54°28'6"N 1°11'40"W (54.468269, -1.194564)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 6 Apr 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3805
  • RLOI id: 8200 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3805-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: Tees
  • Typical Range: 0.050 – 0.300 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.13 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.

Nearby Stations

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 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.

5 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 400 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 5 report not discharging.

💧
Northumbrian Water · into River Leven · 400 m upstream along the river
35 spills · 145 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Leven · 520 m upstream along the river
24 spills · 100 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Leven · 3.1 km upstream along the river
50 spills · 533 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Leven · 3.9 km upstream along the river
19 spills · 40 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Trib Of River Leven · 8.4 km upstream along the river
14 spills · 14 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
Northumbrian Water · into Leven · 0 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
29 spills · 105 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into The West Beck - Leven · 2.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
2 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Seamer Stell (Carr) · 3.4 km away in a straight line · its recorded watercourse is not the one mapped beside it
24 spills · 90 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Yorkshire Water · into River Esk · 5.2 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
46 spills · 74 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Northumbrian Water · into Trib Of Marton West Beck · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
20 spills · 215 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

13 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.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.30 m on about 17 days. This year so far: 28 days.

2026 28 days, 4 of them high · 4 high so far
2025 26 days, 10 of them high · 10 high
2024 38 days, 16 of them high · 16 high
2023 50 days, 21 of them high · 21 high
2022 15 days
2021 9 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 8 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2019 5 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 0 days
2017 2 days, 1 of them high · 1 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.47 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

2flood warnings 33flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 21 Nov 2016 — River Leven at Hutton Rudby

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2
2025 0 4
2024 0 4
2023 0 1
2021 0 2
2020 0 3
2019 0 3
2017 0 2
2016 2 3
2015 0 2
2013 0 4
2012 0 2
2010 0 1

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 Stokesley flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 7 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Leven at Stokesley flooding today?

The current level is 0.13m, which is within the typical range of 0.05 to 0.30m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stokesley?

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.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 2.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Leven at Stokesley?

The typical range at this station is 0.05m to 0.30m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.30m 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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