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Current Level
0.738 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.787 m
24h Min
0.528 m
Typical Range
0.36 - 3.35
m
Highest Recorded
5.07 m
EA official record
4.76 in our data (since Dec 1960)
Current level is 15% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
River Flow
90 days
Daily mean discharge (m³/s) with the daily min–max band, from the EA Hydrology API. Flow is the volume of water passing the gauge — often a more direct flood signal than level.
Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 8 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional)via EA Hydrology
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.
10 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.7 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 10 report not discharging.
Northumbrian Water · into Coal Burn · 5.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
5 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 →
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 Barrasford flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 2 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
🌊 FlashyRain runs off fast — levels rise and fall sharply, often within hours of heavy rain.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how
steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay
catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is
slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right
from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Baseflow Index
0.31
flashy — rain runs off fast
Avg Annual Rainfall
1,184 mm/yr
1991–2020 · +9% since 1941–70
Urban Extent
0.1%
largely rural
Median Annual Flood
437 m³/s
QMED — typical yearly peak flow
Highest Daily Mean Flow
591 m³/s
5 Dec 2015 · daily mean, not the instantaneous peak
Flow-Duration Curve
Daily flow (m³/s) exceeded each % of the time — a steep curve is flashy, a flat one is steady. Q5 high · Q50 median · Q95 low.
Velocity area station, replaced 23015. Flow regime influenced by Kielder reservoir.
More detail
The catchment
A very responsive upland catchment. Developed mainly on formations of the Carboniferous series (Fell Sandstone, Scremerston Group and Lower Limestone), around half of the catchment is overlain by Boulder Clay and peat in the headwaters. A predominantly natural regime until construction of Kielder reservoir (impounded 1982) which controls 24% of top of North Tyne catchment. Land use is rugged moorland and upland pasture, with significant afforestation in the west of the catchment since 1926. Pre-reservoir FARL2015 (for WINFAP 5.3 or later) or FARL (for earlier versions of WINFAP) should be used with these records because the peak flow data after the reservoir started impounding is rejected. Pre- and post-reservoir values for FARL2015 are 0.9762 and 0.9161, respectively. Pre- and post-reservoir values for FARL are 0.991 and 0.936, respectively.
The station
Velocity area station (63m wide at bank full) with natural channel control on a straight, stable reach with a stony bed. Replaced earlier station at Barrasford (23015) which was unreliable.
How it measures flow
Velocity area station with natural channel control, some out of bank flow in very big events but no by-passing. Subject to regulation from Kielder reservoir since 1980. Ratings fitted to current meter gaugings at on site cableway, gauged to within 30% of AMAX1, some spread in gaugings but generally good fit and extrapolation is reasonable. Flood Studies Report grade A1. Three ratings applied over period of record.
Flow regime
Kielder Reservoir impounds approximately 24 per cent of the catchment to Reaverhill, flow regime is impacted by regulation releases to support downstream abstractions in dry weather and by regular releases of between 3 and 16 cumecs for hydropower generation. Hydropower releases have little influence on high flows, however reservoir does have a significant impact on flood flows due to drawdown and attenuation. Catcleugh Reservoir also in the catchment, impounds 40 km2 in the headwaters of the Rede catchment with some net export of water from here to support Colt Crag and Hallington reservoirs.
The flow record
Post-reservoir data marked as rejected. Full period of record peak flow data reviewed and released in September 2022 (WINFAP Files v11).
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River North Tyne at Reaverhill flooding today?
The current level is 0.74m, which is within the typical range of 0.36 to 3.35m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Reaverhill?
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. 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 North Tyne at Reaverhill?
The typical range at this station is 0.36m to 3.35m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.35m 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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9 Feb 2020 Flood
12 Aug 2019 High flow
9 Aug 2019 High flow
1 Oct 2010 Upstream
10 Feb 2003 Gauge board
24 Nov 1960 Looking upstream
Recorder hut; cableway and section
Downstream from gauging station
Cableway